Squick
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A source of individual psychological discomfort; something that repels one. countable, slang, uncountable
"HEY!!!! This goes a little too far for even me! Applicable nanotechnology like that won't happen until at least 3 years from now and nuclear = squick in my book."
- 1 To gross out, to disgust. slang, transitive
"Queer men, on the other hand, insist on shoving our very own flesh up each other's poop chutes, and that squicks numerous straight men—the ones who aren't doing their girlfriends up the ass anyhow."
- 2 To be grossed out, to experience disgust. intransitive, slang
"He likes intense sensation (pain, for those of you not up on this lingo) and we did play with sounds. I'll now explain what "sounds" are, but if you squick easily, you should skip this next paragraph."
- 3 To sexually penetrate a disgusting part of the head, such as an eye-socket slang, transitive
"I've heard it said that squicking is one of those activities that people do not talk about in a public forum."
Example
More examples"HEY!!!! This goes a little too far for even me! Applicable nanotechnology like that won't happen until at least 3 years from now and nuclear = squick in my book."
Etymology
Seemingly phonaesthetic, formed of squ- as in squirm and -ick as in ick. Originated in the Usenet newsgroup alt.sex.bondage; popularized primarily in the newsgroup alt.tasteless.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.