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sike

1
or syke

[ sahyk ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.
  1. a small stream.
  2. a gully or ditch, especially one that fills with water after a heavy rain.


sike

2

[ sahyk ]

interjection

  1. a less common spelling variant of psych.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sike1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse sīk “small stream, ditch, pond”; cognate with Old English sīc “rill,” Middle Low German sīk “puddle”; akin to Old High German seih “urine,” Old English sicerian “to ooze”

Origin of sike2

First recorded in 2000–05
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Example Sentences

At one point during his set, Mustard even played Drake’s “Crew Love” featuring the Weeknd, but just before Drake’s verse was about to start, Mustard shouted “Sike!” then cut into his next track.

“We’ve been seeing more and more about AI in book proposals,” said Ryan Doherty, vice president and editorial director at Celadon Books, which recently signed Fred Lunzker’s novel “Sike,” featuring an AI psychiatrist.

Even if you do a close, careful read of a privacy policy before signing up for a digital mental health program, and even if you feel really comfortable with that policy — sike, the company can go back and change that policy whenever they want.

"Sike, sike, sike, sike. Nah, you good. I guess I can be seen with you now."

She puffed on an imaginary cigarette and shouted again, “Rukee Sike! Rukee Sike!”

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