squid

European squidEuropean squid (Loligo vulgaris)

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To fish with the kind of hook called a squid.
  • To cause squidding .

Origin

  • Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt.
  • Possibly a blend of stupid and quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym.

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