Squishy

//ˈskwɪʃi// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Yielding easily to pressure; very soft. literally

    "The toy was soft and squishy, making it fun to squeeze."

  2. 2
    Yielding easily to pressure; very soft.; Soft and wet. especially, literally

    "Finished with head and hair, the women pulled her up the bank to wash her body, the soft squishy mud registering for the first time on the outer consciousness of Isabelle’s mind."

  3. 3
    Subjective or vague. figuratively

    "How does the media love Twitter? Let us count the ways: as a tech platform practically indispensable to the work of newsgathering; as a metrics system designating clear numerical value to once-squishy concepts of popularity and esteem; as a gossip-fueled lunchroom of the elites more or less available for public participation; as an arena for duking out industry controversies ranging from #MeToo to opinions about opinion pages."

  4. 4
    Politically moderate. colloquial, derogatory, figuratively
  5. 5
    Vulnerable to physical damage; having low hit points or defense. figuratively

    "Yeah, I’m, like, freaking tissue paper here. Come get the mage, everyone. Pick on the poor squishy mage!"

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  1. 6
    Making a squish sound.

    "Those darling, squishy little footsteps...Is that you, Punio?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A squeezable stress reliever, especially one made of foam. colloquial
  2. 2
    A term of endearment. slang

    "“It’s going to be fine,” Mother said in her soothing motherly voice. “Is it?” I whispered. “Yes squishy Josh, it will,” she motherlily soothed me."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From squish + -y.

Etymology 2

From squish + -y.

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