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squaretoes

squaretoes noun: a stuffy or precise person.

Noun

squaretoes (plural squaretoes)

  1. (dated, derogatory, humorous) A stuffy or precise person.
    • Josephus is a Squaretoes. I hate a man who won't drink.1882, Walter Besant, All Sorts and Conditions of Men
    • In these days, it is so seldom that a squaretoes like that obtains the advantage over one of us!1846, Catherine Grace F. Gore, Men of capital, page 43

Forms of squaretoes

pluralsquaretoes

Origin of squaretoes

From square + toes.

Questions about squaretoes

What does squaretoes mean?
Squaretoes means a stuffy or precise person.
What part of speech is squaretoes?
Squaretoes is a noun.
What is the plural of squaretoes?
The plural of squaretoes is squaretoes.

Words near squaretoes in the dictionary

  1. squarest
  2. Squaresville
  3. squaretail
  4. squaretails
  5. squareth
  6. squaretoes
  7. squarewave
  8. squarewaves
  9. squarewise
  10. squarial
  11. squarials

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