Slick
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Slick may refer to:
- A puddlePuddleA puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface. It can form either by pooling in a depression on the surface, or by surface tension upon a flat surface...
, especially of oil, as in an oil spillOil spillAn oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is mostly used to describe marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters... - Slick tireSlick tireA slick tyre is a type of tyre that has no tread pattern, used mostly in auto racing. The first production "slick tyre" was developed by a company called M&H Tires in the early 1950s for use in drag racing...
, used in motor racing - Slick (tool), a large woodworking chisel
- The "slicks"; upmarket magazines printed on quality paper as opposed to pulp magazinePulp magazinePulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
s printed on cheap poor quality paper. - Military slang for a helicopter, used to refer to a helicopter configured to transport troops.
- Aeronautical jargon for a series of iron bombs, namely the Mk-82 500 lb and Mk-84 2000 lb versions.
- "Slick" is the title of the second episode of Birds of Prey (TV series)Birds of Prey (TV series)Birds of Prey is a television drama series produced in 2002. The series was developed by Laeta Kalogridis for The WB and is loosely based on the Birds of Prey DC Comics series...
. - Slick AirwaysSlick AirwaysSlick Airways was founded in 1946. It later acquired California Eastern in 1948, then sold out to Airlift International in 1968....
- Slick EntertainmentSlick EntertainmentSlick Entertainment is an independent game development studio founded by Nick Waanders and Kees Rynen. It is located in Vancouver, Canada. Slick Entertainment develops video games for Xbox 360...
Musicians
- Grace SlickGrace SlickGrace Slick is an American singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, and was a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s...
, singer. - Earl SlickEarl SlickEarl Slick is a guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim Diamond and Robert Smith, although he has also worked with other artists , John Waite, and even released some solo recordings.In the early 1970s, Earl Slick gained his...
, a guitarist. - Slick AguilarSlick AguilarMark "Slick" Aguilar is an American guitarist. He has worked with a number of notable musicians but is probably best known as a member of Jefferson Starship. His son Mark Aguilar is an upcoming rapper from New Jersey....
, Mark "Slick" Aguilar, an American guitarist. - Slick RickSlick RickRichard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper...
, a rapper. - Slick PullaSlick PullaRenaldo Whitman, better known by the stage name Slick Pulla , is an American rap artist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is signed to Young Jeezy's record label Corporate Thugz Entertainment and is a member of the rap group United Streets Dopeboyz of America or U.S.D.A...
, a rapper. - Mitchy SlickMitchy SlickMitchy Slick is an American rapper from the Lincoln Park neighborhood of San Diego, CA. He is a member of the group Strong Arm Steady, along with rappers Phil Da Agony and Krondon. He performs solo with three albums already released in addition to many collaborations...
, a rapper. - Ricky Bell (singer)Ricky Bell (singer)Ricky Bell, nicknamed "Slick" is an American R&B singer best known as one of the founding members of New Edition and the lead singer of Bell Biv DeVoe...
, a.k.a. Slick, R&B singer for New Edition & Bell Biv DeVoe. - Sgt SlickSgt SlickSgt Slick is a house music DJ and electronic music producer from Melbourne, Australia, sometimes known as Andy J.Sgt Slick's track "White Treble, Black Bass" peaked at No. 9 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. It topped club charts in Australia and Europe. Sgt Slick won the 'Best Dance...
, a DJ in Melbourne, Australia, also known as Andy J. - Eric Slick and Julie Slick, members of Adrian Belew Power Trio.
- Slick JonesSlick JonesSlick Jones was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with Fats Waller.Jones worked with Fletcher Henderson from 1934 to 1936, then recorded and toured with Fats Waller from 1936 to 1941. Concomitantly he also appeared on record with Gene Sedric, Don Redman, Lionel Hampton, and Una Mae...
was an American jazz drummer. - Slick Mahony Featured in the hit song "Sex Syrup"
Sports people
- Ken Johnson (wrestling)Ken Johnson (wrestling)Kenneth "Ken" Johnson better known to wrestling fans as "Slick - The Doctor of Style", is a former American professional wrestling manager with the World Wrestling Federation...
, former professional wrestling manager, used the ring name "Slick". - Slick WattsSlick WattsDonald Earl "Slick" Watts is an American former basketball player.Watts was not selected by any team in the 1973 NBA Draft, but his coach at Xavier University of Louisiana was a cousin of Bill Russell, who was the coach and general manager for the Seattle SuperSonics...
, Donald Earl "Slick" Watts, an American former basketball player. - Mark "Slick" Johnson, an American professional wrestling referee.
- Joe SlickJoe SlickJoe Slick is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division. He lost his last fight at Rings Australia - Free Fight Battle against Chris Haseman on November 12, 2000....
, a retired mixed martial arts fighter. - Slick CoffmanSlick CoffmanGeorge David "Slick" Coffman was an American baseball pitcher. He played 18 years of professional baseball, including four years in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns . In his major league debut in May 1937, Coffman won in an 11-inning, 4-2 pitching duel with...
, George David "Slick" Coffman, a Major League Baseball pitcher. - Slick JohnsonSlick JohnsonJulius "Slick" Johnson was a NASCAR race car driver from Florence, South Carolina. He was killed due to a skull fracture suffered during a crash at the Automobile Racing Club of America race at Daytona International Speedway in 1990...
, Julius "Slick" Johnson was a NASCAR race car driver from Florence, South Carolina. - Sir SlickSir SlickSir Slick A Bay gelding bred by sire Volksraad from the Paris Opera mare Miss Opera, the New Zealand bred Sir Sick has raced nationally and internationally performing in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong...
is a current New Zealand Champion Middle distance racehorse. - Slick LeonardSlick LeonardWilliam Robert "Slick" Leonard is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'3" guard, Leonard played high school basketball at Terre Haute Gerstmeyer High School, where he excelled as a tennis player, as well...
, William Robert "Slick" Leonard, is a former professional basketball player and coach.
Other people
- Tom SlickTom SlickThomas Baker "Tom" Slick, Jr. was a San Antonio, Texas based inventor, businessman, adventurer, and heir to an oil business. Slick's father, Thomas Baker Slick, Sr., a.k.a. "The King of the Wildcatters", had made a fortune during the Texas oil boom of the 1920s.-Career:During the 1950s, Slick was...
, a San Antonio, Texas based inventor and businessman. - Thomas Whitten SlickThomas Whitten SlickThomas Whitten Slick was a United States federal judge.Born in South Bend, Indiana, Slick received an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1893. He was in private practice in South Bend from 1893 to 1925, serving as a prosecuting attorney of St...
was a United States federal judge. - Chalmers "Slick" GoodlinChalmers GoodlinChalmers H. "Slick" Goodlin was the second test pilot of the Bell X-1 supersonic rocket plane, and the first to operate the craft in powered flight...
, one of the test pilots of the X-1Bell X-1The Bell X-1, originally designated XS-1, was a joint NACA-U.S. Army/US Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft. Conceived in 1944 and designed and built over 1945, it eventually reached nearly 1,000 mph in 1948...
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Fictional characters
- Slick (Experiment 020), an experiment from the Lilo & StitchLilo & StitchThis article is about the movie. For the television series, see Lilo & Stitch: The Series.Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on June 21, 2002...
franchise. - Slick (comics)Slick (comics)Slick is the name of two fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Universe. One is a demon and the other is a mutant and former student of the Xavier Institute.-Slick :A demon who was a pawn of Gorn was also known as Slick...
, a name used by two different characters in the Marvel UniverseMarvel UniverseThe Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
. - Slick, the final boss in the video game River City RansomRiver City RansomRiver City Ransom, released as in Japan and as Street Gangs in PAL regions, is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It was developed by Technōs Japan and originally released in Japan on April 25, 1989. It is the third game in Technos' Kunio-kun series released for the console,...
- Slick, the name of a robot in the video game SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini BottomSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini BottomSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is a video game based on the animated comedy series of the same name. The game was released for the Playstation 2 and Xbox consoles as well as for Microsoft Windows. The player attempts to defend Bikini Bottom from an invasion of robots created by...
- Slick, one of the main characters in the webcomic SinfestSinfestSinfest is a webcomic written and drawn by Japanese-American comic strip artist Tatsuya Ishida. The first strip as a webcomic appeared on January 17, 2000, although the very first strip appeared in print on October 16, 1991 in the UCLA newspaper, Daily Bruin, while Ishida attended UCLA. A new strip...
- Sam SlickSam SlickSam Slick was a character created by Thomas Chandler Haliburton, a Canadian judge and author. With his wry wit and Yankee voice, Sam Slick of Slicksville put forward his views on "human nature" in a regular column in the Novascotian, beginning in 1835...
, a character created by Thomas Chandler Haliburton, a Canadian judge and author. - Tom Slick (TV series)
- Soapy Slick is the crooked saloon operator and profiteer in the Scrooge McDuck comic series.
- Sergeant Slick, a character in a Star Wars: The Clone WarsStar Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)-Production:At April 2005's Star Wars Celebration III, Lucas stated that "we are working on a 3-D continuation of the pilot series that was on the Cartoon Network; we probably won't start that project for another year." In July 2005, pre-production had begun on the series, according to Steve...
episode The Hidden Enemy.