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squiggle

UK/ˈskwɪɡl̩/ US/ˈskwɪɡʌl/ uncommon informal rare

noun

1.
2.

an illegible scrawl

  • “his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle”

Origin

Probably a blend of squirm + wiggle.

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