sent their squealers to market at just the
right time. I was horrified to learn that
bacon comes from squealers.squeeze 1. n. liquor. (Black. See also
grape(s).) Let’s stop on the way and get
some squeeze. Freddie, where is your
squeeze? 2. tv. to put pressure on some-
one. The mob began to squeeze Bart for
money. The tight schedule squeezed us
all. 3. n. a tight situation; a situation
where pressure is felt. I’m in sort of a
squeeze. Can you wait a month? When
the squeeze is over, we’ll be able to get
squared away. 4. n. one’s lover. (See also
main squeeze.) I’ll see if my squeeze
wants to go. Get your squeeze, and let’s
go sink a few.
(squeeze-)boxn. an accordion. (See also
groan box.) My brother plays the
squeeze-box—not very well, but who can
tell? The band consisted of drums, clar-
inet, and a box. A real winner.
squeeze playn. a special play in baseball
where there is a runner on third base and
the batter bunts. (With an early start the
runner may reach home plate.) They
pulled off that squeeze play like the pro-
fessionals they are. The crowd roared as
the squeeze play paid off.
squib[skWIb] n. a notice; a small adver-
tisement. There was a squib in the pa-
per about your project. I read a squib
about that yesterday.
squid[skWId] n. an earnest student; a col-
legiate wimp. (Collegiate. Refers to slimi-
ness.) This whole campus is populated
by squids and nerds. I’m no squid. I
went out on a date last month.
squiff[skWIf] n. a drunkard. (See also on
the squiff.) It’s no fun living with a
squiff. Is there anything that can be done
for a confirmed squiff?
squiffed and squiffy[skWIft and “skWIfi]
mod. alcohol intoxicated. She was a lit-
tle squiffed, but still entertaining. The
hostess was so squiffed she could hardly
stand.
squiff outin. to collapse from drink.
Hank squiffed out at midnight, right on
the dot. She kept from squiffing out be-
cause she didn’t trust her date.
squiffyGo to squiffed.
squiggle[“skWIgl] n. a wiggly mark.
What does this squiggle mean? That
squiggle is my signature.
squirrel 1. n. a strange or eccentric person.
Martin can be such a squirrel. Fred-
die is a squirrel, but I love him. 2. n. a car
engine’s horsepower. What kind of
squirrels you got under the hood? I got
440 squirrels and a gaggle of carburetors.
squirrel-foodn. a nut;a loony person.
The driver of the car—squirrel-food, for
sure—just sat there smiling. Some squir-
rel-food came over and asked for a sky
hook.
squirrel out of somethingin. to wiggle
out of something; to manage to extricate
oneself from a situation one does not
wish to be in. He will do anything he
can to squirrel out of going to the dance.
Don’t try to squirrel out of it. Go through
with it.
squirrel something awaytv. to hide
something in reserve. Here is some
food. I squirreled it away in my suitcase. T
She had squirreled away quite a fortune.
squirrelymod. loony. Who wrote this
squirrely play? Good old squirrely Tom!
Isn’t he a wonder? No, he’s just squirrely.
squirt 1. n. a small person; a young child,
especially a young boy. (Also a term of
address.) Hey, squirt, come over here.
He sure is a cute little squirt. 2. n. beer
or champagne. I like squirt and things.
It tickles my nose. How about a nice
bubbly glass of squirt?
thesquirtsn. a case of diarrhea. He’s got
the squirts and can’t go out. What do
you take for the squirts?
squooshy[“skWUSi and “skWuSi] mod. soft;
squishy. I can’t stand squooshy food!
Mush is supposed to be squooshy. I like
to walk barefooted in squooshy mud.
stacheGo to stash.
stackedmod. having to do with a person
with a sexually attractive body, usually astacked