squirt
English
Etymology
From Middle English squirten, squyrten, of uncertain origin; probably imitative. Akin to swirl. Compare Low German swirtjen (“to squirt”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Whence the "child" sense?”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
squirt (countable and uncountable, plural squirts)
- An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- A small, quick stream; a jet.
- 2007, Peter Elst, Sas Jacobs, Object-Oriented ActionScript 3.0, page 9,
- Chances are you′ll get a squirt of citrus juice in your eye.
- 2007, Peter Elst, Sas Jacobs, Object-Oriented ActionScript 3.0, page 9,
- (hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
- A burst of noise.
- 2011, Andy Mulligan, Return to Ribblestrop:
- As the connection was broken, the receiver let out a shrill squirt of static.
- (slang) An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper. [From 1839.]
- 1946, Robert Penn Warren, All the King′s Men, 2005, page 606,
- He was still there when I came up, a squirt with his hat over one eye and a camera hung round his neck and a grin on his squirt face. I thought maybe I had seen him around town, but maybe not, the squirts look so much alike when they grind them out of journalism school.
- 1946, Robert Penn Warren, All the King′s Men, 2005, page 606,
- (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, 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, 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, vulgar, uncountable) Female ejaculate.
- (informal) An act of urination.
- Excuse me, I need to take a squirt.
Synonyms
- (instrument that forcefully ejects liquid):
- (small, quick stream):
- (annoyingly pretentious person):
- (small child): ankle-biter
Derived terms
Translations
instrument
small, quick stream; a jet
small child
Verb
squirt (third-person singular simple present squirts, present participle squirting, simple past and past participle squirted)
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- The toothpaste squirted from the tube.
- 1865, Sabine Baring-Gould, The Book of Werewolves, 2008, Forgotten Books, page 121,
- His servants would stab a child in the jugular vein, and let the blood squirt over him.
- (transitive, of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- 1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:
- The 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, 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, 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, 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.
- 2010, Christy Isbell, Mighty Fine Motor Fun: Fine Motor Activities for Young Children, page 81,
- Ask the child to squirt the target with water.
- 2010, Christy Isbell, Mighty Fine Motor Fun: Fine Motor Activities for Young Children, page 81,
- (transitive, figuratively, obsolete) To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.
- 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
- he'll be ready to squirt his Wits at his own Shadow
- (intransitive, slang, vulgar, of a female) To ejaculate.
- 2010, Sonia Borg, Oral Sex She′ll Never Forget, page 9,
- Women who squirt rhapsodize about the experience, reporting that it elicits feelings of empowerment and a deeper connection to their own bodies.
- 2010, Sonia Borg, Oral Sex She′ll Never Forget, page 9,
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):
Related terms
Translations
to be ejected, in a rapid stream
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to cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream
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to hit with a rapid stream of liquid
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to throw out or utter words rapidly
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