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sick burns

sick burns is the plural of sick burn.

Meaning of sick burn

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)

Questions about sick burns

What is sick burns the plural of?
Sick burns is the plural of sick burn.

Words near sick burns in the dictionary

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

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