Squirmish

Quick meaning: Squirmish is an adjective meaning showing signs of restlessness resulting from feelings of discomfort or distress.

Meaning

showing signs of restlessness resulting from feelings of discomfort or distress.

More Meanings

1. (nonce word, proscribed) A skirmish.
2. To squirmingly skirmish.

Example Sentences

3. A battle or squirmish occurred on this property between settlers and native American Indians. Possibly from this squirmish, there was death.

But right at that moment, you're standing in the way of our boys getting their eager hands on technology that could help end every squirmish before it starts, and certainly ease our negotiations with a lot of oil-rich nations.

I think it embarrassed us a little when the Russians shot the fellow down and we denied that he was there, and the President later had to identify that as a "cover story". I remember the words, even. It made me feel a little squirmish.

The most quoted malamanteau is George W. Bush’s “I misunderestimated”. Others that have evoked smirks have been “miscommunicado” (from “miscommunicate” and “incommunicado”), “insinuendo” (from “innuendo” and “insinuation”), and “squirmish” (“squirm” and “skirmish”).

Word Forms

• squirmishes
• squirmishing
• squirmished

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include squirmworthy, squirmy, queasy, uneasy, squeamish, unquiet.

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