"squammy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈskweɪm.mi/ [UK, US], /ˈskwɑːm.mi/ [US], /ˈskwaːm.mi/ [Philippines] Forms: squammier [comparative], squammiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪmi, -ɑmmi Etymology: From squamous + -y, where -ous was elided to extract the root. The reduplicated ⟨m⟩ is akin to runny, brimmy, etc. The Philippine slang sense is a semantic loan from Tagalog iskuwater, itself from Philippine English squatter (“poor vagrant; illegal informal settler”) due to resemblance of the first syllable. Compare Tagalog iskuwami. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|squamous|y}} squamous + -y, {{semantic loan|en|tl|iskuwater|nocap=1}} semantic loan from Tagalog iskuwater, {{ncog|en|squatter|t=poor vagrant; illegal informal settler}} English squatter (“poor vagrant; illegal informal settler”), {{cog|tl|iskuwami}} Tagalog iskuwami Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} squammy (comparative squammier, superlative squammiest)
  1. (dated) Synonym of squamous (“Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.”) Tags: dated Synonyms: squamous, squamose, squamulose, scaly, squamous [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-squammy-en-adj-s80tF-pe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. (Philippines, colloquial, slang) trashy; classless; unrefined; crass; uncultured; vulgar; uncouth (lacking refinement) Tags: Philippines, colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-squammy-en-adj-uqT8EHG~ Categories (other): Philippine English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skwammy [Philippines, slang]
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