get on someone's wick

verb

Etymology

Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang states that wick is a shortening for Hampton Wick as rhyming slang for prick, i.e. penis.

Definitions

  1. To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.

    • His silly questions are really getting on my wick.

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