What exactly is 'the ick' and why is everyone talking about it?

The Love Island saying has become a regular term for describing dating turn offs - here is exactly what it means and what to do if you feel it

People have been sharing some hilarious reasons for getting 'the ick' online. Picture: iStock.

We’ve all been there. You’re dating someone, it’s all going well, and then all of a sudden one day they do something that just...irks you.

The scientific term for this phenomenon? The ick.