squad

Meanings

Noun

• A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
• One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
• Sloppy mud.

Verb

• To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad.

Origin

• From French escouade, from Italian squadra ("square") (whence also French escadre).
• Uncertain. Compare squick, squalid with similar initial sounds.