Demic

[Guru_Dar]

As a child I remember hearing the word Demic is used to describe something broken or unfit for purpose. It may be a slang term or particular to Lancashire, UK. Can anyone tell me where the word comes from comes from?

[bathtub]

'Demmick' is recorded as second world war British army slang for on the sick list/out of commission; it's also listed by theurbandictionary.com as slang for an idiot or moron. I can't find any info on the derivation, but both of those usages seem to relate to the one you're familiar with.

[fourteen85]

Thats a word I 've not heard for years, I used to live in Failsworth (twixt M/cr and Oldham) in the 60's and as a kid we used the phrase demic

[Xylene]

A demic is a failcake.