List of 120 Common Icks for Guys and Girls — What an “Ick” Is and Which Behaviors Often Trigger It

# What the list covers This piece collects common "icks" — the tiny actions, habits, or mannerisms that can instantly make someone seem less attractive. The examples are organized into general icks, texting icks, and a section focused on behaviors people often call icks in guys. The term "ick" is Gen Z slang that describes a quick loss of attraction after witnessing a particular behavior.

# What an "ick" means An ick is a reaction to a specific behavior, not necessarily a measured judgment of someone's overall character. The list emphasizes that icks are personal: what ruins attraction for one person can be endearing to another. The list also says icks are often silly or irrational and aren't always relationship red flags.

These cover manners, habits, and personality traits the list labels as common turn-offs.

• Being rude to servers or retail workers
• Chewing with your mouth open or talking with food in your mouth
• Ridiculously picky eating or making everything a competition
• Constant bragging, name‑dropping, or talking only about themselves
• Littering, leaving trash around, or having a bedroom full of dirty laundry
• Constantly checking yourself in mirrors or never saying thank you
• Being mean to animals or being rude to parents for no reason
• Wearing sunglasses indoors, socks with holes, or using way too much cologne
• Pretending not to care about anything, making motivational quotes your whole personality, or saying "I'm just brutally honest" before being rude

The list points out that some icks happen entirely in digital communication, before you meet someone in person.

• Sending single-letter replies like "k" or only replying with "lol" or "hehe"
• Using way too many exclamation points or question marks, or excessive ellipses

• Sending constant "wyd?" or "are you mad?" messages, or pet names too early
• Responding to serious messages with memes or voice notes that could have been a sentence

• Sending nothing but selfies or blurry ceiling pictures to maintain a streak
• Using passive-aggressive emojis or posting vague song lyrics after an argument

The article lists behaviors people commonly mention as icks specifically in guys.

• Calling women "females" or referring to themselves in the third person
• Revving a car for attention or making a car their entire personality
• Constantly flexing in photos, wearing a backwards hat daily, or always wearing sunglasses in profile pictures
• Taking mirror selfies at the gym, constantly saying "the boys," or being obsessed with height
• Posting pictures holding a fish or overemphasizing gym culture or an "alpha" identity

# How the list frames these behaviors