squid

== English == === Etymology 1 === Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /skwɪd/ Rhymes: -ɪd ==== Noun ==== squid (plural squids or squid) Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. (US, military, slang, mildly derogatory) A sailor in the Navy. (UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling. (inexact) A vampire squid. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== calamari cuttlefish octopus ==== Verb ==== squid (third-person singular simple present squids, present participle squidding, simple past and past participle squidded) (fishing) To fish with a squid fishhook. (parachuting) To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth). ==== References ==== squid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Teuthida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Teuthida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Etymology 2 === Possibly a blend of stupid +‎ quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym. ==== Noun ==== squid (plural squids) (slang, motorcycling, derogatory) A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear. "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."1 "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"2 === Etymology 3 === Calque of Korean 오징어 (ojing'eo). ==== Noun ==== squid (uncountable) A South Korean children's game where players, divided into offense and defense, compete on a squid-shaped field; the offensive team tries to reach a designated area, and the defensive team attempts to block them. ===== References ===== Greg Harrison. Son of Squid. American Motorcyclist. Vol. 41, No. 8. ISSN 0277-9358. p. 5. Aug 1987 David L Hough. (2000), Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well (2nd ed.), USA: BowTie Press, p. 253, →ISBN, 9781889540535, p. 253. === Anagrams === Qudsi, quids