From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsicsic1 /sɪk/ adverb written formal SLused after a word that you have copied in order to show that you know it was not spelled or used correctly We had seen several signs that said ‘ORANGE’S (sic) FOR SALE'.sicsic2 verb (sicced, siccing) [transitive] American English informal 1 ATTACKto tell a dog to attack someonesic something on somebody He sicced his dog on me.2 → sic 'em!3 to tell someone in authority that someone has done something wrong, so that they are punishedsic on He sicced his lawyers on them.→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business DictionarySICSIC written abbreviation for STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONOrigin sic1 (1800-1900) Latin “so, in this way” sic2 (1800-1900) seek
