vic

Initialism of English Virgin Islands creole.

vic

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Virgin Islands Creole.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Virgin Islands Creole terms

Clipping of victim.

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vic (plural vics)

1. (law enforcement, slang) A victim of a homicide.
   • 2008, Atlus Co., Ltd., Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (04/16, Evening)

     (Ryotaro Dojima): We haven't found the cause of death for the first vic, and now we've got a second one just like it […]

   • 2011, Kelly Matillo, Trapped, page 3:

     We did find some black fibers stuck between the victim's teeth, presumably from a glove, and lastly, seeing as the vic was found completely naked, we can't process her clothes for any potential evidence.

   • 2011, Gregg Olsen, Victim Six:

     “The vic was found by some birdwatchers at the Theler Wetlands,” he began.

• IVC, Civ, ICV, civ, CVI

Borrowed from German Witz.

vȉc m inan (Cyrillic spelling ви̏ц)

1. joke (a funny or witty story, usually spoken)

From Proto-Finnic *vicca.

vic

1. twig, switch