squid
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
Noun
- Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
- A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
- A sailor in the Navy.
- A quid; one pound sterling.
- Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie.
- Press the fifty squid button – "Insufficient funds". […] A thousandth of a million squid or two monkeys / Or a whole fifty scores - 2004, The Streets, “It Was Supposed to Be So Easy”, in A Grand Don’t Come for Free:
- A vampire squid.
Origin
Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt.
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arctic squid Argentine shortfin squid arrow squid Atlantic brief squid Atlantic squid banded piglet squid bigfin reef squid bigfin squid bird squid bobtail squid bottletail squid broad squid bush-club squid Caribbean reef squid cockatoo squid colossal squid common squid damp squid Dana octopus squid dumpling squid European squid firefly squid fire squid flying squid
Noun hobbies, lifestyle
- A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear.
- "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."¹
- "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"²
Origin
Possibly a blend of stupid + quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym.
Forms
Noun Entry 3
- A South Korean children's game where players, divided into offense and defense, compete on a squid-shaped field; the offensive team tries to reach a designated area, and the defensive team attempts to block them.
Origin
Calque of Korean 오징어 (ojing'eo).
Verb
- To fish with a squid fishhook.
- To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).