squicky

English

Etymology

From squick +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskwɪk.i/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪki

Adjective

squicky (comparative squickier, superlative squickiest)

  1. (slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea, or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding rightness or wrongness (of the stimulus).
    She offered to show me the injury, but I find blood rather squicky.
    • 2019 June 3, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-3003 - The End of History” (18:44 from the start), in The Exploring Series‎[1], archived from the original on 11 August 2024:
      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.

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