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sick as a parrot en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

(very disappointed): Apparently of sporting (soccer) origin.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Extremely sick; very ill.
  2. (UK, colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Very disappointed; miserable.
    • Team manager Tony Jackson said: “I’m as sick as a parrot as I’ve ever been. There’s no doubt we should have won this one if it hadn’t been for the riders we have who suffered knocks.” 2011 July 29, “Ingalls awesome but Workington Comets edged out”, in News & Star, John Walsh:
    • Bridge was over the moon and Terry sick as a parrot as the game ended 4-2 following a late Chelsea penalty. 2010 February 25, Chris Boffey, “John Terry left empty-handed as Wayne Bridge gives him cold shoulder”, in The Guardian:
    • 2010 December 7, Wirral Euro MP is sick as a parrot over England World Cup bid humiliation, Wirral Globe.

Synonyms

sick as a horse · sick as a cat · sick as a dog