"squicky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskwɪk.i/ [UK] Audio: En-au-squicky.ogg Forms: squickier [comparative], squickiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪki Etymology: From 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 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)

Inflected forms

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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "of something that engenders disgust",
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