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squid
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skw?d/
- Rhymes: -?d
Etymology 1
Unknown. Perhaps related to squirt.
Noun
squid (plural squids or squid)
- Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
- A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
- (US, military, slang, mildly derogatory) A sailor in the Navy.
- (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)
- (fishing) To fish with the kind of hook called a squid.
- (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)
- (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
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squir
English
Alternative forms
- squirr
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skw??(?)/
Verb
squir (third-person singular simple present squirs, present participle squirring, simple past and past participle squirred)
- (obsolete) To throw with a jerk; to throw edge foremost.
- We took a turn or two more, when, to my great surprise, I saw him squir away his watch a considerable way into the Thames
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- what squirrels like to eat
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