Meaning of Squish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.
   countable
2. A non-romantic and generally non-sexual infatuation with somebody one is not dating, or the object of that infatuation; a platonic crush.
   slang
3. A political moderate.
   countable, derogatory, informal
4. Marmalade.
   UK, archaic, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Alex reached the bottom and Grant heard a squish as she landed in the mud on the bottom of the river.”

“Some conservatives think⟳ that in the long run⟳, the party will be better off without squishes like⟳ Specter […]”

““Josh Mandel: Another failed career politician squish,” a new ad from a super PAC supporting Mr. Vance blared on Ohio television sets on Friday, calling Mr. Mandel, who is mounting his third Senate run⟳, a “two-time loser” and “a moderate for the moderates.””

“Where they are loaves and joints melt⟳ as snow⟳ in the sunshine; bowls of cream are of no more account than acorn-cups filled with dew; and the 'squish'—as they call⟳ the mother's home-made marmalade—has to be renewed daily; […]”

“There was a time when the “squish” manufactured by Mr. Frank Cooper at Oxford was not known very extensively outside the world of undergraduates. With the march⟳ of events though the fame of Cooper's Oxford marmalade has become⟳ world-wide, and the natural consequence is that a new factory has had to be built to cope with the increased business.”

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