icy

Etymology

ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ.

adj

  1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
    To go through this experience in bitter winter weather and stumble along the line in the pitch darkness at 6 o'clock in the morning, into an icy-cold foundry, as was the writer's experience, was not too good. 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 342
  2. Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
  3. Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
    Gone was the gleam of desire, and the teasingly provocative remarks, and Alexa realised the truth in the saying that indifference was death. His demeanour was haughty and icy towards her. 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride
  4. (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
    Your bitch's a regular bitch, you're calling her wifey, I fucked her, I feed her fast food, you're keeping her icy. 2003, “Patiently Waiting”, in Curtis Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo (lyrics), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent

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