What does "squish" mean?
The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.
Squish
/skwɪʃ/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.
- Grammar: squish is listed as noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: assibilate, assibilation, atomize, bam.
- Useful contrasts: allow, delight, encourage.
- Usage evidence: I stepped in a puddle and now my shoes are completely soaked going squish squish squish.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed. countable
"Alex reached the bottom and Grant heard a squish as she landed in the mud on the bottom of the river."
- 2 A non-romantic and generally non-sexual infatuation with somebody one is not dating, or the object of that infatuation; a platonic crush. slang
- 3 the noise of soft mud being walked on wordnet
- 4 A political moderate. countable, derogatory, informal
"Some conservatives think that in the long run, the party will be better off without squishes like Specter […]"
- 5 Marmalade. UK, archaic, slang, uncountable
"Where they are loaves and joints melt as snow in the sunshine; bowls of cream are of no more account than acorn-cups filled with dew; and the 'squish'—as they call the mother's home-made marmalade—has to be renewed daily; […]"
Verb
- 1 To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist). informal, transitive
"The sandwich tasted fine, even though it had got squished in his lunchbox."
- 2 put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action wordnet
- 3 To be compressed or squeezed. informal, intransitive
"I kicked off my shoes and wiggled my toes on the soft moss. It felt amazing as it squished between my toes, […]"
- 4 walk through mud or mire wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"I stepped in a puddle and now my shoes are completely soaked going squish squish squish."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "squish"?
Common synonyms include: assibilate, assibilation, atomize, bam, bear, break into pieces.
How do you use "squish" in a sentence?
I stepped in a puddle and now my shoes are completely soaked going squish squish squish.
How do you pronounce "squish"?
Pronounced /skwɪʃ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Apparently an alteration of squash, influenced by obsolete squiss (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Scots squische, squies (“to crush, squeeze”). Compare also French esquicher from Old Occitan esquichar (“to squeeze, squish”). See also squeeze, squelch.
Etymology 2
Formed by analogy with crush and possibly smash, both of which have senses as types of compression as well as types of attraction. Possibly first attested in 1999 (see Citations:squish) and then later coined or recoined in 2007 by the user Raisin on the forums of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network as "a milder synonym for the word 'crush'". The term was also used with a similar meaning in a 1997 episode of the TV show Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, though the 2007 (re)coining was apparently independent.