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squirt

UK/skwɜːt/ US/skwɝt/ fairly common informal slang uk us
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

cause to come out in a squirt

  • “the boy squirted water at his little sister”
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2.

wet with a spurt of liquid

  • “spurt the wall with water”

noun

1.
2.

the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

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Origin

From Middle English squirten, squyrten, of uncertain origin; probably onomatopoeic. Akin to swirl. Compare Low German swirtjen (“to squirt”) and Swedish water onomatopoeias skvala, skvalp, skvimpa, and skvätta; Icelandic skvetta; and Norwegian skvette. *

Phrases

  • sea squirt
  • squirt bottle
  • squirt gun
  • squirting cucumber

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