squammy
squammy · squammier · squammiest
Synonym of squamousSynonym of squamous (“Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.”).
UK/ˈskweɪm.mi/US/ˈskwɑːm.mi/
Meaning
2 senses(dated)Synonym of squamous (“Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.”).
(Philippines, colloquial, slang)Trashy; classless; unrefined; crass; uncultured; vulgar; uncouth (lacking refinement)
Origin
From squamous + -y, where -ous was elided to extract the root. The reduplicated ⟨m⟩ is akiFrom 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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Forms
squammier, squammiest| Comparative | squammier Lesson |
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| Superlative | squammiest Lesson |
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Synonyms
12 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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