"squicky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskwɪk.i/ [UK] Audio: En-au-squicky.ogg [Australia] Forms: squickier [comparative], squickiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪki Etymology: squick + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|squick|y}} squick + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} squicky (comparative squickier, superlative squickiest)
  1. (slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding the rightness or wrongness of the stimulus. Tags: slang Related terms: squick Translations (of something that engenders disgust): vies (Dutch), jakkes (Dutch), eikes (Dutch), beikes (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-squicky-en-adj-XMa4KPI4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for squicky meaning in English (2.1kB)

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