squalmishadj.
/ˈskwɑːmɪʃ//ˈskwɔːmɪʃ/ U.S. colloquial.
Nauseous, qualmish, queasy.
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squeamishc1450
qualmish1548
wamble-cropped1552
wamble-stomached1552
qualming1576
queasy1579
queasy-stomached1579
kecklish1601
keckish1603
nauseous1613
nauseative1620
sick1631
sick at (or to, in) the stomach1653
vomiturient1666
sick as a horse1705
qualmyish1831
squeamy1838
qualmy1846
queachy1859
squalmish1867
wambly1872
ill1928
naar1969
sick as a parrot1979
1867 ‘M. Twain’ Notebk. (1935) vi. 59 I am..very tired of being seasick... All I take an interest in is being squalmish and getting to shore again.
1902 S. Clapin New Dict. Amer. 381 Squawmish, in parts of New England, said for queasy.
1944 H. Wentworth Amer. Dial. Dict. 590/1 Squalmish, squamish.., squeamish, qualmish.
1948 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 24 Jan. 4/4 I am not only not interested in food but maybe a little squalmish at the very thought of it.
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