Squizz

//skwɪz// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A look. Commonwealth, Ireland, West-Country, colloquial

    "The building itself is worth a squizz; its modern metal forms and structures evoke maritime themes."

Verb
  1. 1
    To look, to examine. Commonwealth, Ireland, West-Country, colloquial, usually

    "“That′s just according to how you bring them up, Jane,” Betsy replied ; “if they′d had porridge from the first, they′d have eaten it fast enough ; and it isn′t good to allow children to be squizzing (looking) into their food and picking it over.”"

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"The building itself is worth a squizz; its modern metal forms and structures evoke maritime themes."

Etymology

From British dialectal (Cornwall) squiz (“to look, examine critically”). Perhaps a blend of squint + quiz (“to peer at, eye suspiciously”).

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