squishy
squishy Lexical Profile
squishy Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Soft, moist, or pliable, yielding easily to pressure and often making a wet, sucking sound when squeezed or stepped on.
"After days of heavy rain, the lawn was too muddy and squishy to mow."
North American Lacking firmness, precision, or resolve; vague, indecisive, or overly sentimental (used especially in political or analytical contexts).
"Critics argued that the candidate's platform was too squishy on fiscal reform to win over undecided voters."
• noun
A small, pliable novelty toy made of slow-rising polyurethane foam or silicone, designed to be squeezed in the hand for sensory play or stress relief before returning to its original shape.
"She kept a pastel strawberry squishy on her desk to squeeze whenever work became stressful."
• Rhymes for squishy
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century from the imitative verb 'squish' (likely a blend of 'squash' and 'squirt' or an alteration of dialectal 'squiss') plus the adjective-forming suffix '-y'.