Sic is a Latin term meaning “thus.” It is used to indicate that something incorrectly written is intentionally being left as it was in the original. Sic is usually italicized and always surrounded by brackets to indicate that it was not part of the original. ... Example: She wrote, “They made there [sic] beds.”

What is sic abbreviation for?

Sic comes into English from the Latin word for so or thus. It is an abbreviation for sic erat scriptum (“thus it had been written”).

What does the sic mean in a sentence?

Sic—What Does It Mean? The sic you see in quoted text marks a spelling or grammatical error. It means that the text was quoted verbatim, and the mistake it marks appears in the source. It's actually a Latin word that means “so” or “thus.”