Squirt
Pronunciation
- IPA: /skwÉœË(r)t/Rhymes: -ÉœË(r)t
Origin
Full definition of squirt
Noun
- An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- A small, quick stream; a jet.
- (slang) An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper. From 1839.
- (UK, US, Australia, slang) A small child.Hey squirt! Where you been?
- 1986, Alethea Helbig, Agnes Perkins, Cutlass Island, entry in Dictionary of American Children′s Fiction, 1960-1984: Recent Books of Recognized Merit, %22squirts%22+child+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=rpEh0nj9di&sig=wBLeyBhcl5G_jgF_yToR3coqw4o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dCFkUNyOGeTsmAWQrYHYDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22%20child%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 137,Hurd returns with Mal, Mr. Eph, and Gumbo, the “town squirt†of twelve, and the boys′ activities come out.
- 2010, Karen Witemeyer, A Tailor-Made Bride, Bethany House Publishers, US, %22squirts%22+child+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=uKK3-JxxqK&sig=BH_y6RYQz0hQ_gCX1KhFjygJ8eg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NhtkUJGAI4_imAWkhYGIDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22%20child%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 66,How the child managed to converse and fold at the same time was a marvel, yet the shirt lay in a tidy rectangle by the time she came up for air.“Thanks, squirt.†He winked at her and she giggled.
- (slang) Female ejaculate
Synonyms
- (instrument that forcefully ejects liquid)
- (small, quick stream)
- (annoyingly pretentious person)
- (small child)
Verb
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.The toothpaste squirted from the tube.
- (transitive, of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- Sir Walter ScottThe hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco in his cheek, and squirted the juice into the fire grate.
- 1985, The Living Australia, Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia′s Most Deadly Creatures, 2002, Murdoch Books, %22squirts%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=As5-xJiOJ7&sig=0YP2kjUX8OBlj8oyjfaNkYw6Wa4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3ytjUNSUAY3jmAXWwoDgCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 88,It can squirt this poison in jets up to a distance of one metre and usually aims at the eyes of its victim.
- 2005, Lisa Heard, NancyRayhorn, 8: Pediatric Sedation, Jan Odom-Forren, Donna Watson, Practical Guide To Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, 2nd Edition, %22squirts%22+child+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=L0LrsDWuvK&sig=sakHRa-41hLUtb1ZrzZTmkWxSaU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dCFkUNyOGeTsmAWQrYHYDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22%20child%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 171,When administering the medication, the RN should place the syringe tip along the side of the mouth and slowly squirt the medicine toward the buccal vestibule, not toward the throat.
- 2011, James Balch, Mark Stengler, Prescription for Natural Cures, %22squirts%22+child+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=N_J9PoyS1c&sig=qp7CqsEAOB2WcH3LoaXPPYlfZpc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iwpkUP3ALKeKmQXIgIHoAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22%20child%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page,Use a dropper and squirt the desired amount in the side of the child′s mouth.
- (transitive) To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
- (transitive, figuratively) To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.
- (intransitive, slang, vulgar, of a female) To ejaculate.
Synonyms
- (to be ejected in a rapid stream)
- (to cause to be ejected in a rapid stream)
- (to eject a rapid stream at)
- (to speak rapidly)
- ((of a female) to ejaculate)
