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licks
What does licks mean?
Blows or corporal punishment; can be literal or figurative, as in a sports thrashing.
"The home team get licks in the final, five to nil."
Origin
Caribbean English, from 'lick' (a blow); shared by Trinidad and Barbados.
Frequently asked questions
What does licks mean in Caribbean slang?
Licks means blows or a beating, and figuratively a heavy defeat, such as a team getting thrashed in a match.
Where does the word licks come from?
It comes from 'lick', meaning a single blow, and is used across Trinidad, Barbados and the wider Caribbean.
How do you use licks in a sentence?
You might say 'he get licks' to mean he got a beating, or 'the team take licks' to mean they lost badly.
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