1425-75; (v.) late Middle Englishsquirten, apparently variant of swirten; cognate with Low Germanswirtjen in same sense; perhaps akin to swirl; (noun) late Middle Englishsqwyrt diarrhea, derivative of the v.
Related forms
squirter, noun
squirtingly, adverb
unsquirted, adjective
Synonyms
6. jet, spray, stream.
Examples from the web for squirt
From this comes the common saying that the sea squirt eats its own brain.
British Dictionary definitions for squirt
squirt
/skwɜːt/
verb
1.
to force (a liquid) or (of a liquid) to be forced out of a narrow opening
2.
(transitive) to cover or spatter with liquid so ejected
noun
3.
a jet or amount of liquid so ejected
4.
the act or an instance of squirting
5.
an instrument used for squirting
6.
(informal)
a person regarded as insignificant or contemptible
a short person
Derived Forms
squirter, noun
Word Origin
C15: of imitative origin
Word Origin and History for squirt
v.
mid-15c., squyrten "eject water in a jet," of uncertain origin, probably imitative. Related: Squirted; squirting.
n.
mid-15c., originally "diarrhea," from squirt (v.). Meaning "a whipper-snapper" is from 1839.
Slang definitions & phrases for squirt
squirt
noun
A short or small person, esp an insignificant, contemptible little male; peanut: Ah, what a little squirt is there(1839+)
(also young squirt) A young man, esp a presumptuous or foppish youth (1848+)