squick

Definitions

A source of individual psychological discomfort; something that repels one.

countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“HEY!!!! This goes a little too far for even me! Applicable nanotechnology like⟳ that won't happen⟳ until at least 3 years from now and nuclear = squick in my book.”

“since it is pretty hard to find⟳ two people on such pics in the proper positions i ask⟳ those of you interested in the creation of this to keep⟳ yer eyes open⟳ for good source material. send⟳ me anything... suggestions, own⟳ ideas of how the squick should look⟳ like⟳ (het, gay, lesb (with plastic dildo or something)), reactions to this idea, material, whatever...”

“nostril squick. I think⟳ I'd want⟳ a bigger ball..”

“One man's turn-on is another's squick. But, if she chickened out now, the whole plan⟳ would fall⟳ apart.”

“We maintain⟳, as you did in your time, the cultural squick about internal interfaces with networked machinery, and about data capture⟳, for obvious reasons.”

“I don’t recommend⟳ doing so, I am reasonably certain there is enough squick in those pictures to get⟳ us on some kind of watchlist.”

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