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squammy

adj
/ˈskweɪm.mi/UK/ˈskwɑːm.mi/US/ˈskwaːm.mi/

Etymology

From squamous + -y, where -ous was elided to extract the root. The reduplicated ⟨m⟩ is akin to runny, brimmy, etc. The Philippine slang sense is a semantic loan from Tagalog iskuwater, itself from Philippine English squatter (“poor vagrant; illegal informal settler”) due to resemblance of the first syllable. Compare Tagalog iskuwami.

  1. derived from squāmōsus
  2. inherited from squamous
  3. suffixed as squammy — “squamous + y”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of squamous (“Covered with, made of, or resembling scales

    Synonym of squamous (“Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.”).

  2. trashy

    trashy; classless; unrefined; crass; uncultured; vulgar; uncouth (lacking refinement)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA