squicky en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈskwɪk.i/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From squick + -y.
Meanings
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(slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea, or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding rightness or wrongness (of the stimulus).
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.
2019 June 3, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-3003 - The End of History” (18:44 from the start), in The Exploring Series, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2024:She offered to show me the injury, but I find blood rather squicky.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| squickier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| squickiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
nl jakkes (of something that engenders disgust) · nl vies (of something that engenders disgust) · nl beikes (of something that engenders disgust) · nl eikes (of something that engenders disgust)