Etymology

squid

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Today it means: Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles Full definition →

Korean 오징어
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squid · noun, verb1

Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt.

squid · noun2

Possibly a blend of stupid + quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym.

squid · noun3

  1. Korean · calque of오징어
  2. English todaysquid

Calque of Korean 오징어 (ojing'eo).

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