squidgen.¹

/skwɪdʒ/

Etymology: Imitative. In dialect use also denoting ‘a shove’ and, as verb, ‘to squeeze’.

The sound made by soft mud yielding to sudden pressure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > squelch

squishing1647

squelching1709

squish-squash1821

slushing1864

squelch1895

squidge1897

squish1902

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 111 My companion..steers the boat up to it, and jumps out with a squidge into the black slime.

1905 D. Blackburn Richard Hartley xvii The moment he..heard the squidge of the mud, he realised his position and peril.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

squidgen.²

Etymology: Origin unknown.

U.S. slang. rare.

One charged with performing troublesome duties for another (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > menial servant or drudge

drivelc1225

meniala1387

druggarc1500

drudgea1513

kitchen wencha1556

coal carrier1567

droy1570

packhorse?1577

droil1579

blue coat1583

sumpter1587

mill-horse1602

subsizar1602

jackal1649

mediastine1658

slut1664

hack1699

scrub1709

Gibeonite1798

the lion's provider1808

slush1825

Slave of the Lampc1840

runabout1893

lobby-gow1906

squidge1907

dogsbody1922

legman1939

shit-kicker1950

1907 G. Ade Slim Princess vii. 80 The squidge—that means the fellow who does all the worrying and gets nothing out of it.

1942 G. Ade Let. 16 June (1973) 230 When Mr. and Mrs. Al Laflin and I traveled in distant countries, we always hired a ‘squidge’ the moment we arrived in a new town. His job was to stay with us and accept all the hardships and worries.

1953 P. G. Wodehouse Performing Flea 205 That gentle pity which the kind-hearted always feel when they regard the fellow whom Fate has called upon to be the Patsy, the Squidge or, putting it another way, the man who has been left holding the baby.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

squidgev.

Etymology: Compare squidge n.¹; sense 2 may represent an independent imitative formation.)

transitive.

1. To squeeze; to squelch or to mix roughly; to press together, so as to make a sucking noise. Also intransitive. dialect and colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > press, squeeze, or pinch [verb (intransitive)]

thuda1225

pend?a1475

nipa1500

squeeze1692

squidge1881

mash1903

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > press or squeeze [verb (transitive)]

thrutchc888

distrainc1381

thrust1382

pressc1390

compressc1400

thresta1425

bruisec1465

thrumble1513

squize1548

squiss1558

scruze1590

squeeze1601

vice1602

squish1647

birzea1774

squeege1787

appress1789

squidge1881

punch1903

mash1930

1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words 34 Squidge, to squeeze.

1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath x. 136 The children squidged their toes in the red dust.

1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus iii. 33 His shoes squidged sloppily on the floor.

1952 J. Steinbeck East of Eden xxxvi. 427 Now spit in your palm... Squidge the spit all together.

1969 Guardian 16 Aug. 3/8 Waiting for the day when lunch will be a blob of something squidged out of a tube.

1971 B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 242 The leeches were at me... I squidged them underfoot.

1977 Basildon Yellow Advertiser 19 May 5/2 To clean very dirty nails make a thick lather in a sponge and then ‘squidge’ your nails in the sponge—the suction will draw out the dirt.

2. Tiddlywinks. To play (a wink) by snapping it with a larger counter.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > tiddlywinks, etc. > [verb (transitive)] > actions

squidge1955

squop1956

nurdle1963

1955 Sci. of Tiddlywinks (Cambridge Univ. Tiddlywinks Club) 8 If the tiddlywink is squidged on the floor it will not rise more than an inch or two.

1962 Time 14 Sept. 56 A squopped wink cannot be squidged again until it is de-squopped.

1977 R. Sharp & J. Piggott Bk. of Games 165 No player may squidge another's wink.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1897

n.²1907

v.1881

单词	squidge
释义	squidgen.¹ /skwɪdʒ/ Etymology: Imitative. In dialect use also denoting ‘a shove’ and, as verb, ‘to squeeze’. The sound made by soft mud yielding to sudden pressure. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > squelch squishing1647 squelching1709 squish-squash1821 slushing1864 squelch1895 squidge1897 squish1902 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 111 My companion..steers the boat up to it, and jumps out with a squidge into the black slime. 1905 D. Blackburn Richard Hartley xvii The moment he..heard the squidge of the mud, he realised his position and peril. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2018). squidgen.² Etymology: Origin unknown. U.S. slang. rare. One charged with performing troublesome duties for another (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > menial servant or drudge drivelc1225 meniala1387 druggarc1500 drudgea1513 kitchen wencha1556 coal carrier1567 droy1570 packhorse?1577 droil1579 blue coat1583 sumpter1587 mill-horse1602 subsizar1602 jackal1649 mediastine1658 slut1664 hack1699 scrub1709 Gibeonite1798 the lion's provider1808 slush1825 Slave of the Lampc1840 runabout1893 lobby-gow1906 squidge1907 dogsbody1922 legman1939 shit-kicker1950 1907 G. Ade Slim Princess vii. 80 The squidge—that means the fellow who does all the worrying and gets nothing out of it. 1942 G. Ade Let. 16 June (1973) 230 When Mr. and Mrs. Al Laflin and I traveled in distant countries, we always hired a ‘squidge’ the moment we arrived in a new town. His job was to stay with us and accept all the hardships and worries. 1953 P. G. Wodehouse Performing Flea 205 That gentle pity which the kind-hearted always feel when they regard the fellow whom Fate has called upon to be the Patsy, the Squidge or, putting it another way, the man who has been left holding the baby. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). squidgev. Etymology: Compare squidge n.¹; sense 2 may represent an independent imitative formation.) transitive. 1. To squeeze; to squelch or to mix roughly; to press together, so as to make a sucking noise. Also intransitive. dialect and colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > press, squeeze, or pinch [verb (intransitive)] thuda1225 pend?a1475 nipa1500 squeeze1692 squidge1881 mash1903 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > press or squeeze [verb (transitive)] thrutchc888 distrainc1381 thrust1382 pressc1390 compressc1400 thresta1425 bruisec1465 thrumble1513 squize1548 squiss1558 scruze1590 squeeze1601 vice1602 squish1647 birzea1774 squeege1787 appress1789 squidge1881 punch1903 mash1930 1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words 34 Squidge, to squeeze. 1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath x. 136 The children squidged their toes in the red dust. 1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus iii. 33 His shoes squidged sloppily on the floor. 1952 J. Steinbeck East of Eden xxxvi. 427 Now spit in your palm... Squidge the spit all together. 1969 Guardian 16 Aug. 3/8 Waiting for the day when lunch will be a blob of something squidged out of a tube. 1971 B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 242 The leeches were at me... I squidged them underfoot. 1977 Basildon Yellow Advertiser 19 May 5/2 To clean very dirty nails make a thick lather in a sponge and then ‘squidge’ your nails in the sponge—the suction will draw out the dirt. 2. Tiddlywinks. To play (a wink) by snapping it with a larger counter. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > tiddlywinks, etc. > [verb (transitive)] > actions squidge1955 squop1956 nurdle1963 1955 Sci. of Tiddlywinks (Cambridge Univ. Tiddlywinks Club) 8 If the tiddlywink is squidged on the floor it will not rise more than an inch or two. 1962 Time 14 Sept. 56 A squopped wink cannot be squidged again until it is de-squopped. 1977 R. Sharp & J. Piggott Bk. of Games 165 No player may squidge another's wink. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1897n.²1907v.1881
随便看	lunchdate lunchdinner lunched luncheon luncheon bar luncheon bell luncheon meat luncheon tent luncheon voucher luncheon-basket luncheon-car luncheon-dinner luncheon-hour luncheon-time luncheonbasket lute-way luteal lutebacked lutecase luted lutefashion lutefingered luteic luteic acid lutein

squidgen.1

squidgen.2

squidgev.

squidgen.¹

squidgen.²