slick Rick
nounEtymology Chosen for the rhyme.
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Derogatory, Idiomatic, Slang, Sometimes, Uncommon A fast-talker, charmer, or clever person.
- So kind of you to suggest what I should or should not get "incensed" about. Will your den-mother give you a brownie-button to pin on your Hui Pupule shirt for enlightening another lost soul who perhaps one day will achieve the ability to let the slick ricks of the world run roughshod through their neighborhoods without so much as a peep. KM1999 September 23, alohacyberian, “Magazine Articles and other Matters”, in alt.culture.hawaii (Usenet):
- A-listers, working stiffs, tough chicks, and slick ricks all joined together and cheered all the brave contestants, even though most folks were attending to support a specific friend.2006, Kathie Bergquist, Robert McDonald, A Field Guide to Gay & Lesbian Chicago, page 248:
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- And, most important, I got a good look at Lettie Lang's lawyers, those slick-ricks from Memphis.2013, John Grisham, Sycamore Row, A Jake Brigance Novel, page 125:
- You can spend every dollar you have on leads and end up with less than what the slick Rick at the end of the hall has invested into the watch on his arm.2018 April 28, u/NoMiddleGrounds, “The Numbers Game: Slick Rick's Tricks”, in r/Entrepreneur (Reddit post), archived from the original on 10 Jun 2023:
- I’m still trying to figure out the timing of the loop to figure out if you’d have gotten the win regardless but still kudos for being a slick Rick haha2019 September 18, u/MikeTheBlank, “Stealing the win in when Destroy Last Place is on”, in r/gtaonline (Reddit post), archived from the original on 23 Feb 2026:
- This mf trying to be a slick rick 🤣2020 April 12, u/DoubleCoolBeans, “Always be careful when trading”, in r/pathofexile (Reddit post), archived from the original on 23 Feb 2026: