"squicky" meaning in English

See squicky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈskwɪk.i/ [UK] Audio: En-au-squicky.ogg [Australia] Forms: squickier [comparative], squickiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪki Etymology: From squick + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|squick|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From 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 rightness or wrongness (of the stimulus). Tags: slang Derived forms: squickiness Related terms: squick Translations (of something that engenders disgust): vies (Dutch), jakkes (Dutch), eikes (Dutch), beikes (Dutch)

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