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sick burn

sick burn noun: a particularly cutting insult.

Noun

sick burn (plural sick burns)

  1. (slang) A particularly cutting insult.
    • “Might I say a word or two?” “Yes, absolutely, Baron. Please vacate the microphone for the baron. Please welcome a man who knows quite a lot about... sick burns.” [rim shots, laughter] “Baron Afanas.”2023 August 24, Sarah Naftalis & Lauren Wells, “The Roast” (8:14 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 8, spoken by Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak)

Forms of sick burn

pluralsick burns

Questions about sick burn

What does sick burn mean?
Sick burn means a particularly cutting insult.
What part of speech is sick burn?
Sick burn is a noun.
What is the plural of sick burn?
The plural of sick burn is sick burns.

Words near sick burn in the dictionary

  1. sick bay
  2. sick bays
  3. sick building
  4. sick building syndrome
  5. sick buildings
  6. sick burn
  7. sick burns
  8. sick call
  9. sick calls
  10. sick club
  11. sick clubs

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