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squid
noun- a serious, dedicated, diligent student US
- At San Diego State University, a flattering term for a hard studier is a “study bunny”: less so is “squid.” — New York Times, 12 April 1987
- a despicable, spineless person US
- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, March 1974
- — National Education Association Today, April 1985: “A glossary for rents and other squids”
- NICHOLSON: Which wasn’t too hard, the guy was a real squid. — True Romance, 1993
- an inexperienced, unskilled motorcyclist US, 2002
Perhaps from the image of flailing arms. - a US Navy sailor US, 1991
From the perspective of the US Marines. - I yelled at them, never thinking that that was army lingo and the grounded squids probably didn’t know what the hell I was talking about. — David Donovan, Once a Warrior King, p. 299, 1985
- Next door there was a hotel, crawling with “squids.” — Dolores French, Working, p. 194, 1988
- — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 207, 1991
- “Charge it to me, and tell the squid thanks.” — Kregg Jorgenson, Very Crazy G.I., p. 10, 2001
- a fisherman US, 1978
- — Maledicta, p. 171, Summer/Winter 1978: “How to hate thy neighbor: a guide to racist maledicta”
- a Japanese person who is lacking in all social skills US
Hawaiian youth usage; highly insulting. - — Douglas Simonson, Pidgin to da Max Hana Hou, 1982
- one pound sterling (£1) UK
A play on QUID- Oi mate: here’s a coupla squids for the box alrigh’. — Nick Barlay, Curvy Lovebox, p. 56, 1997
- [A] free record voucher or 15 squid for free. — Sacha Baron-Cohen, Da Gospel According to Ali G, 2001
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