Let’s start out with what the heck ‘The Ick’ even is. To put it simply, ‘The Ick’ is a sudden cringe feeling that occurs when you come into contact with someone, just being around them or even looking at them immediately makes you put off. The term was originally coined by the reality TV show Love Island.
Urban Dictionary describes it as “being into a guy or girl, everything seems to be going fine…you THINK you like them, but you suddenly catch ‘The Ick’. From then on you can’t look at the person in the same way, you progressively get more and more turned off by them, weirdly and maybe for no reason you’re just grossed out by them.”
Think of it like this- “I don’t know man; a hairy chest is just a total ick for me.”
You get the point, but ‘The Ick’ can happen at any given moment, and to any of us, so really, no one’s safe out here.
Here’s three things that have given me ‘The Ick’ when it comes to guys.
When a guy wears flip flops and he’s not at the beach-
I’m going to be the first to say it, guys are not allowed to wear flip flops unless they’re at the beach. That’s it. Period. No other exceptions. Not going to a summer dinner, not going to the grocery store and certainly not going to the bar.
If you want another -1000 points, wear your flip flops with your jeans. I know at one time Abercrombie & Fitch may have wholeheartedly had you convinced that this was a “look”, but to me, it looks like you’re giving me “The Ick”.
When a guy has long finger nails-
Ooof. This is one thing that totally makes me cringeee. Let me set the scene: a dim lit bar, smells of alcohol and fried food drift across the room as you make eye contact with a solid 7 sitting a few feet away from you. Eventually, he comes over to you after noticing your gaze. At first, everything feels great, he laughs at your jokes and tells you that you’re pretty. But then you look down and notice his untrimmed, untamed finger nails and it triggers a full-body visceral cringe.
You’ve officially caught ‘The Ick’.
You may have thought that you were going to go home with this guy, but now you wouldn’t want him to touch you with a 50 ft pole. You’d probably be better off snuggling up with Edward Scissorhands himself.
I mean, c’mon guys. If you think any girl wants your grizzly bear claws all over her, let alone inside of her?! This, by far is my personal biggest ick.
When any guy over the age of 23 plays video games-
This one has always been an ick for me, but I suppose it was slightly more tolerable back when I was in high school and the boys would sit around and play their video games. But now, if I see a “grown man” playing video games or even hear about it, ‘The Ick’ is instantly triggered along with images of him sitting in his mom’s basement eating Taco Bell with a virtual reality headset strapped to his head.
I think it’s fair to mention that it’s also an ick for me anytime someone eats Taco Bell, just in general, but it makes it sooo much worse if he’s playing video games while chomping on a beefy 5-layer burrito with a Baja Blast in hand. Honestly, just automatic no. You deserve to go straight to jail.
When a guy wears cargo shorts-
Of course, I had to save the biggest ick for last. Cargo shorts. They've NEVER been a great look, but for some reason, the trend won't seem to die.
They're truly one of the worst items a guy can wear in his wardrobe. And TBH, I'd judge a guy who wears cargo shorts more than someone who does hard drugs.
And what are you keeping in all those pockets anyways? Cargo shorts aren't a 'way of life', they're an ick.
Can any other girls relate to these icks? Slide up on my story and tell me what your ick is or send me a message and I’ll share these as well!
And guys- don’t be shy, I’m curious to know, what’s ‘The Ick’ for you?
-Your Basic Blonde
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