Squid

Pronunciation

• IPA: /skwɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɪd

Unknown. Perhaps related to squirt

Full definition of squid

Noun

1. Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
3. (mildly pejorative) A sailor in the Navy.
4. (UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie.

Derived terms

• arrow squid
• broad squid
• colossal squid
• giant squid
• jumbo squid
• squidhound

Possibly a blend of stupid and quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym

Derived from "squirrelly kid"

Noun

1. (slang, motorcycling, pejorative) A motorcyclist characterized by lack of riding gear, reckless/careless/unsafe riding, especially of sport bikers.
• "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."¹
• "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"²

Anagrams

• quids