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squammy

squammy · squammier · squammiest

Synonym of squamousSynonym of squamous (“Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.”).

UK/ˈskweɪm.mi/US/ˈskwɑːm.mi/

Значение

значений: 2

(устаревшее)Synonym of squamous (“Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.”).
(Philippines, разговорное, сленг)Trashy; classless; unrefined; crass; uncultured; vulgar; uncouth (lacking refinement)

Происхождение

From squamous + -y, where -ous was elided to extract the root. The reduplicated ⟨m⟩ is aki

From squamous + -y, where -ous was elided to extract the root. The reduplicated ⟨m⟩ is akin to runny, brimmy, etc. The Philippine slang sense is a semantic loan from Tagalog iskuwater, itself from Philippine English squatter (“poor vagrant; illegal informal settler”) due to resemblance of the first syllable. Compare Tagalog iskuwami.

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