different between squid vs octapus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skw?d/
• Rhymes: -?d

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps related to squirt.

Noun

squid (plural squids or squid)

1. Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
3. (US, military, slang, mildly derogatory) A sailor in the Navy.
4. (Britain, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.

   Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• squid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Teuthida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Teuthida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

See also

• calamari
• cuttlefish
• octopus

Verb

squid (third-person singular simple present squids, present participle squidding, simple past and past participle squidded)

1. (fishing) To fish with the kind of hook called a squid.
2. (parachuting) To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).

Etymology 2

Possibly a blend of stupid and quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym.

Noun

squid (plural squids)

1. (slang, motorcycling, derogatory) A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear.

   "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."¹

   "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"²

References

• Harrison, Greg. Son of Squid. American Motorcyclist. Vol. 41, No. 8. ISSN 0277-9358. p. 5. Aug 1987
• Hough, David L. (2000), Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well (2nd ed.), USA: BowTie Press, p. 253, ?ISBN, 9781889540535, p. 253.

Anagrams

• Qudsi, quids

English

Noun

octapus

1. Misspelling of octopus.