See squee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2011, Spartakus, “Anti-abortion terrorism nipped in the bud in Madison, WI”, in talk.abortion (Usenet):",
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"ref": "2012, “Male Cat Stays By Female Cat's Side In Sickness And Health”, in Huffington Post:",
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"ref": "2013 June 3, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Monday, Jun 3, 2013:",
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"text": "\"Forgive me. I am imagining the two of you as a couple and it is making me very happy. This must be the 'squee' emotion I have heard so much about.\" \"That is the most dignified squee I've ever seen.\"",
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