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squish

SKWISH/skwɪʃ/

Verbsquishes, squishing, squished

Noun pluralsquishes

5 meanings of squish

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  1. 1
    verbcolloquialtransitive
    To press or squeeze something soft so it gets flatter or out of shape, or to be pressed like this.

    Please don't squish my sandwich in your bag.

    He squished the bug with his shoe.

    UsageSay squish things into a bag.

    Similarsquash, squeeze, crush, mash, cram

  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The sound or act of pressing or crushing something, often something wet.

    I heard a squish when I stepped on the wet sponge.

    My little sister gave the soft clay a big squish.

    Similarsquelch

  3. 3
    friend crushnounslangcountable
    A strong wish to be close friends with someone, with no romance involved, or that person.

    Like a crush, but you want a best friend, not a date.

    I have a squish on the new kid at school, and I really want to be friends.

    Maya is my squish, not my girlfriend. I just love hanging out with her.

    UsageSay you have a squish on someone.

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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    nounderogatorycolloquialcountable
    A rude name for someone whose political views are in the middle.

    The angry voters called the senator a squish for working with the other party.

    Some members say the party would be stronger without the squishes.

    Similarmoderate

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  2. 5
    orange jamnounarchaicUKuncountable
    Marmalade, a sweet jam made from oranges or similar fruit.
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Origins

Meanings 1–2, 4–5

It seems to come from the word squash, changed a little by an old word squiss, which meant 'to squeeze'.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 1 fact

  • Squish apparently comes from squash, altered under the influence of the old word squiss, meaning 'to squeeze'. en.wiktionary.org
Meaning 3

This word was made to match crush, and maybe smash. In 2007, a user on an online asexual community forum used it as a milder word for 'crush'.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts

  • The attraction sense was formed by analogy with crush and possibly smash. en.wiktionary.org
  • In 2007, a user of an online asexual community forum proposed squish as a milder word for crush. asexuality.org