squeezy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English squeeze
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English squeezy

    From squeeze + -y.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    squeezy (comparative squeezier, superlative squeeziest)

    1. flexible and easy to squeeze
      a squeezy bottle of tomato ketchup
    2. squeezing; causing compression
      squeezy group hug
    3. (archaic) small or tight (of a space)
      • 1865, The St. James's Magazine and United Empire Review:
        In the halls and on the staircases of Tyburnia and Belgravia, in the deliciously squeezy little drawing-rooms and antechambers of the tortuous byways in May Fair, wherever there was festivity or junketing in which a gentlewoman might share, […]

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • > Antigua and Barbuda Creole English: skweezee
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