Slick

  1. Proper noun.  A term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated", but often used sarcastically.
  2. Adjective.  Slippery due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
  3. Adjective.  Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
  4. Adjective.  Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
  5. Adjective.  Clever, making an apparently hard task easy; often used sarcastically.
  6. Adjective.  (US, West Coast) Extraordinarily great or special.
  7. Noun.  A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
  8. Noun.  (sport, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
  9. Noun.  (US, military) A helicopter.
  10. Noun.  (printing) A camera ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.
  11. Verb.  To make slick.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.