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squaddy

squaddy is the alternative spelling of squaddie.

squaddy is the alternative form of squabby.

Meaning of squaddie

Noun

squaddie (plural squaddies)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) A private in the army.
    • He'll turn out to be a squaddie— a Muslim squaddie. Exactly the kind of victim they're looking for.2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 117

Meaning of squabby

Adjective

squabby (comparative squabbier or more squabby, superlative squabbiest or most squabby)

  1. Short and thick
    • squabby person
    Synonyms:
    squabbish

Forms of squaddy

Noun
pluralsquaddies
Adjective
comparativemore squaddy
superlativemost squaddy

Origin of squaddy

From squad + -y.

Words formed from squaddy

  • squaddy-proof

Questions about squaddy

What is squaddy the alternative spelling of?
Squaddy is the alternative spelling of squaddie.

Words near squaddy in the dictionary

  1. squadder
  2. squadders
  3. squaddie
  4. squaddies
  5. squadding
  6. squaddy
  7. squadmate
  8. squadmates
  9. squadoosh
  10. squadra
  11. squadras

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: squaddy (page history and authors); squaddie (page history and authors); squabby (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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