- squirt
- Noun. A diminutive and insignificant person. Derog. Informal
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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Squirt — is a caffeine free citrus flavored soft drink created in 1938 by Herb Bishop. Bishop created a new carbonated drink that required less fruit and less sugar. In Bishop’s opinion, it was the freshest, most exciting taste in the marketplace. [ [http … Wikipedia
Squirt — (skw[ e]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squirting}.] [Cf. LG. swirtjen to squirt, OSw. sqv[ a]tta, E. squander.] To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow pipe or orifice; as, to squirt water. [1913 Webster] The hard… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squirt´er — squirt «skwurt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to force out (liquid) through a narrow opening: »to squirt water through a tube. 2. to wet or soak (something) by shooting liquid in a stream: »An elephant squirted me with his trunk. –v.i. to come out in a… … Useful english dictionary
squirt — [skwʉrt] vt. [LME squyrten, prob. altered < or akin to LowG & Du swirtjen, to squirt] 1. to shoot out (a liquid) in a jet or narrow stream 2. to wet with liquid so shot out vi. to be squirted out; spurt n. 1. something used to squirt liquid,… … English World dictionary
Squirt — Squirt, n. 1. An instrument out of which a liquid is ejected in a small stream with force. Young. [1913 Webster] 2. A small, quick stream; a jet. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirt — Squirt, v. i. 1. To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice; said of liquids. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate. [Low] L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squirt — squirt; squirt·er; … English syllables
Squirt TV — was originally a public access cable show championed by Sonic Youth and Ween. Its MTV incarnation featured guests such as Kevin Smith, The Wesley Willis Fiasco, Cypress Hill, Liz Phair, Cibo Matto with Sean Lennon, and Noise Addict in the… … Wikipedia
squirt — index emit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
squirt — mid 15c., squyrten eject water in a jet, of uncertain origin, probably imitative. The noun is first recorded mid 15c., originally diarrhea; meaning a whipper snapper is from 1839 … Etymology dictionary
squirt — [v] squeeze out liquid eject, emit, flow, jet, pour, spatter, spit, splash, splur, spray, sprinkle, spritz, spurt, stream, surge; concepts 179,256 … New thesaurus
