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squawk noun a complaint, especially a vociferous and indignant one US, 1909- “I just come to spring you—what’s the big squawk?” — Nelson Algren, The Man with the Golden Arm, p. 23, 1949
- He has therefore developed a trained police corps to protect the Quarter operation from any squawk or complaint, reasonable or otherwise. — Robert Sylvester, No Cover Charge, p. 34, 1956
- “Now where you got any squawk coming?” — Malcom Braly, Felony Tank, p. 51, 1961
- In other words, I have done all right with the fair sex. I got no squawks in that department. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 19, 1975
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