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noun
noun, Brit

to get on (someone's) wick To annoy someone, to get on someone's nerves. (1945 —) .
B. Francis Gets on my wick, she do (1984). See also to dip one's wick at dip verb.

[Said to be from (Hampton) Wick (name of a locality in SW London), rhyming slang for prick noun, penis.]

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• Tools and Equipment - wick: thin, absorbent thread inserted in body cavity for drainage of fluids

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - væge
v. tr. - suge kapillært
v. intr. - stige kapillært

2.
n. - geografisk område, mejeribrug

3.
adj. - hurtig, levende, aktiv

Nederlands (Dutch)
pit (in kaars)

Français (French)
1.
n. - mèche (d'une bougie)
v. tr. - absorber (un liquide) par action capillaire
v. intr. - être transmis par action capillaire

idioms:

• get on someone's wick    (GB) taper sur les nerfs de qn

2.
n. - ville, hameau, quartier, ferme laitière

3.
adj. - rapide, vivant, actif

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Docht, schmaler Gazetampon
v. - absaugen

idioms:

• get on someone's wick    jmdn. auf den Keks gehen (salopp)

2.
n. - Stadt, Dorf, Meierei

3.
adj. - lebhaft, lebendig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιτίλι, καύτρα
v. - ερεθίζω, εκνευρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
stoppino, villaggio, paese, frazione, assorbire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pavio (m)
v. - transportar por ação capilar

Русский (Russian)
фитиль, тампон

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - mecha, pabilo
v. tr. - irritar
v. intr. - irritarse

idioms:

• get on someone's wick    fastidiar a alguien

2.
n. - ciudad, aldea o región, granja lechera

3.
adj. - vivaz

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - veke, stad, by, smal tampong, mejeri
v. - suga, suga upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
灯芯, 油绳, 通过毛细作用带走, 装油绳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 燈芯, 油繩
v. tr. - 通過毛細作用帶走
v. intr. - 裝油繩

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (양초, 램프 따위의) 심지, 상처 구멍에 쑤셔 넣는 거즈
v. tr. - 모세관의 현상으로 액체를 빨아들이다
v. intr. - 모세관의 현상으로 액체를 빨아들이다

2.
n. - 작은 촌락이나 구획, 낙농장

3.
adj. - 빠르고 생기 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 芯

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فتيل, ذباله (فعل) يسحب ( سائل) بالفعل الشعري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פתילה, עיירה, כפר קטן, נפה, משק-חלב, רפידה המונחת על פצע כדי לספוג את הדם‬
v. tr. - ‮ספג (נוזל)‬
v. intr. - ‮הועבר בפעולה נימית (נוזל)‬
n. - ‮עיירה, כפר קטן, נפה, משק-חלב‬
adj. - ‮מהיר, נמרץ, פעיל‬

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