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squishy

  • /ˈskwɪʃi/

Rhymes with -ɪʃi

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From squish + -y.

adjective squishier · squishiest · squishie

  1. literally, of a physical material Yielding easily to pressure; very soft. The toy was soft and squishy, making it fun to squeeze.
  2. especially, literally, of a physical material Soft and wet. Finished with head and hair, the women pulled her up the bank to wash her body, the soft squishy mud registering for the first time on the outer consciousness of Isabelle’s mind.
  3. figuratively Subjective or vague. How does the media love Twitter? Let us count the ways: as a tech platform practically indispensable to the work of newsgathering; as a metrics system designating clear numerical value to once-squishy concepts of popularity and esteem; as a gossip-fueled lunchroom of the elites more or less availabl
  4. colloquial, derogatory, figuratively Politically moderate.
  5. figuratively Vulnerable to physical damage; having low hit points or defense. Yeah, I’m, like, freaking tissue paper here. Come get the mage, everyone. Pick on the poor squishy mage!

    Opposite: tanky

  6. Making a squish sound. Those darling, squishy little footsteps...Is that you, Punio?

noun squishies · squishie

  1. colloquial A squeezable stress reliever, especially one made of foam.
  2. slang A term of endearment. “It’s going to be fine,” Mother said in her soothing motherly voice. “Is it?” I whispered. “Yes squishy Josh, it will,” she motherlily soothed me.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: squashy, spongy, soft, smushy, mushy, squdgy, squooshy, squitchy, squshy, cushiony, smooshy, squidgy, quashy, mellow, mushlike, sequacious

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adj (of an object or substance) yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud

Españolblando, fungoso, hongoso
中文濕軟 /湿软 shīruǎn
हिन्दीगुदगुदा gudgudā, पिलपिला pilpilā
Portuguêsmole, macio
Françaismou, spongieux, visqueux
Deutschweichlich, nachgebend, watschig, pratschig, matschig, schwabbelig
Русскийпода́тливый podátlivyj

noun a squeezable stress reliever

한국어스퀴시 seukwisi

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@misc{squishy_2026,
  title = {squishy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/squishy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}