Noun

1. A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

   Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road.

   The oil slick has now spread to cover the entire bay, critically endangering the sea life.

2. A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.

   You'll go much faster if you put on slicks.

3. In the context of "US|military|_|slang": A helicopter.

Translations

• Finnish: öljyläikkä

Derived terms

• slicker
• slicken
• slick back

Slick may refer to:

• A puddle, especially of oil, as in an oil spill
• Slick (magazine), upmarket magazines printed on coated (slick) paper, as opposed to pulp magazines
• Slick tire, used in motor racing
• Slick (tool), a large woodworking chisel
• Military slang for a helicopter, usually used when referring to the UH-1 "Huey"

Places

• Slick, Oklahoma

People

• O.G. SLICK, BS, K2S, GM5ive, CIA, RTW - Aerosol artist, artist, designer, illustrator Born in Hawaii but currently resides in LA.
• Grace Slick, singer
• Slick Rick, a rapper
• Slick Willie, a derogatory nickname used by some critics of President Bill Clinton
• Ken Johnson (wrestling), a.k.a. Slick, former WWE Manager
• Ricky Bell (singer), a.k.a. Slick, R&B singer for New Edition & Bell Biv DeVoe
• Slick, Classic R&B/Soul singing group.
• Slick, an underground rapper
• Slick Chris Kelley, Famous DJ in Ocean City Maryland in the late 80's and early 90's

Fictional characters

• Slick (Experiment 020), an experiment from Lilo & Stitch
• Slick, the final boss in the video game River City Ransom
• Slick, one of the main characters in the webcomic Sinfest
• Slick, a gas pump attendent at B's Grocery.

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