Squit
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A person of low status. countable, derogatory, informal
"Not a favourite son, of course — Lord, no! — more a sort of illegitimate backstairs sort of sprog, you know: a sort of spotty squit that nobody really likes."
- 2 A light squishing or splattering sound. onomatopoeic
""Mr. Kuttner, you know I'm the best in this business, don't you?" he said, swatting at a mosquito. It went squit and left a smear of blood on his cheek."
- 3 Nonsense; amusing stories. Norfolk, uncountable
"'Cor blast, Tovell, you don't half talk some squit at times!' exclaimed Ted Carter. ‘Squit! It's the gospel truth.[…]’"
- 1 To disconnect (an IRC server) from a network. Internet, transitive
"[…] these problems solved themselves atfter^([sic]) some 10 minutes or so, without an ircop interferring^([sic]) into channel affairs by squitting his/her server to gain chanop status."
Example
More examples"Not a favourite son, of course — Lord, no! — more a sort of illegitimate backstairs sort of sprog, you know: a sort of spotty squit that nobody really likes."
Etymology
Possibly related to squirt (“small child”); from 19th c.
Short for server quit.
Imitative.
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