"sicknik" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sickniks [plural]
Etymology: sick + -nik Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sick|nik}} sick + -nik Head templates: {{en-noun}} sicknik (plural sickniks)
  1. (slang, historical) Any of a group of American comedians, first popular in the 1950s, who employed cynicism, satire, and observational comedy rather than inoffensive traditional jokes. Tags: historical, slang
    Sense id: en-sicknik-en-noun-HYfcqdpH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -nik

Inflected forms

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