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squelchy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈskwɛl.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

From squelch + -y.

Meanings

  1. That squelches, or makes a squelching sound.
    • Extremely stupid but extremely catchy, with the squelchiest synth I’ve ever heard, it slaps in the simplest way a song can slap. 2025 December 25, Claire Biddles, “Paranoia, pop-dubstep and perfectly odd gems: the best old music we discovered this year”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2025, La Bionda – One for You, One for Me (1978):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
squelchiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
squelchier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

squelchiness · squelchily