square

square

1. adjective, slang Dull, conventional, or unfashionable; not inclined to do fun, risky, or unconventional things. God, when did I become so square? I used to love going out on a Friday night, but now I'd rather just stay home and read. It's inevitable that your kids are going to think you're square, so it's no use resisting it or trying to change their minds.
2. noun, slang A dull, conventional, or unfashionable person; someone who is not inclined to do fun, risky, or unconventional things. All the kids in this school are squares, you know? Back in my old school, we used to do all sorts of wild things! I know you think I'm a square, but I've got actual responsibilities that I have to deal with.
3. noun A filling and nutritious meal. It was a tough place to live, but at least we always got three squares a day.
4. noun, slang A cigarette. Hey, man, could I bum a square off ya? A key part of being a waiter was always figuring out when to slip outside for a square or two.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

square (meal)

a good and nutritious meal. (Always with quantifier when square is used without meal.) I need three squares a day—at least. The old beggar looks like he could use a square meal.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

square

verb
See square meal

square

1. mod. old-fashioned; law-abiding; stodgy. Man, you are really square.
2. n. a person who behaves properly. You are a square if I ever saw one.
3. and square joint n. a tobacco cigarette, compared to a marijuana cigarette. I’ll take a reefer. I’ve heard that square joints will give you cancer.
4. tv. to settle or to make something right. Will twenty bucks square the matter?
5. Go to square (meal).
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • a round peg in a square hole
  • a square deal
  • a square meal
  • a square peg in a round hole
  • AJ squared away
  • back to square one
  • back to the drawing board
  • be a square peg
  • be a square peg (in a round hole)
  • be on the square
  • be out of square
  • be square
  • be square (with one)
  • be there or be square
  • be/go back to square one
  • call (something) square
  • call square
  • circle gets the square
  • don't cut no ice
  • fair and square
  • get square with
  • get square with (one)
  • go back to square one
  • have square eyes
  • on the square
  • out of square
  • round peg in a square hole, a
  • shoot square
  • shoot straight
  • square
  • square (one's) account
  • square (one's) shoulders
  • square accounts
  • square apple
  • square away
  • square biscuit
  • square deal
  • square deal, a
  • square john
  • square john broad
  • square joint
  • square meal
  • square meal, a
  • square off
  • square one
  • square one's shoulders
  • square peg
  • square peg in a round hole
  • square rod
  • square shooter
  • square the circle
  • square up
  • square up against (someone or something)
  • square up to
  • square up with
  • square up with (someone or something)
  • square with
  • square with someone
  • square your/an account
  • squared away
  • squared up
  • square-john broad
  • three squares
  • three squares (a day)
  • three squares a day
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