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squickage

squickage noun: the condition of being squicked by something; squeamish revulsion.

Noun

squickage (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The condition of being squicked by something; squeamish revulsion.
    • You want me to do *WHAT*??
      Squickage! That's too sick for me.1993 December 10, Alan Smith, “Re: screw compressor clamp”, in alt.sex.bondage (Usenet)
    • Their reaction to hearing about alternative sexual practices in the abstract is most often amusement, sometimes squickage, rarely moral outrage.2004 January 24, Nena, “Re: Why monogamy?”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm.femdom (Usenet)
  2. (slang) Something that squicks.
    • It's that perfect fairy tale x-fic that everyone secretly loves. That, and no squickage whatsoever, which is why I dislike most anachronistic fics. :)2002 April 12, XL [username], “REC: Mary Church”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)

Origin of squickage

From squick + -age.

Questions about squickage

What does squickage mean?
Squickage means the condition of being squicked by something; squeamish revulsion.
What part of speech is squickage?
Squickage is a noun.

Words near squickage in the dictionary

  1. Squibbs
  2. squiblet
  3. squiblets
  4. squibs
  5. squick
  6. squickage
  7. squicked
  8. squickier
  9. squickiest
  10. squickiness
  11. squicking

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