squicky

squicky

English

Etymology

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English squick
English -y
English squicky

    From squick + -y.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskwɪk.i/
    • Audio (General Australian):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɪki

    Adjective

    squicky (comparative squickier, superlative squickiest)

    1. (slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea, or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding rightness or wrongness (of the stimulus).
      She offered to show me the injury, but I find blood rather squicky.
      • 2019 June 3, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-3003 - The End of History” (18:44 from the start), in The Exploring Series‎[1], archived from the original on 11 August 2024:
        You might remember at the start that I said SCP-3003 blends squicky body horror with a commentary on humanity. I'm sure the body-horror aspect is fairly obvious now, but the commentary perhaps not.

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