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From squirrel + -ly, 1925. Presumably from the erratic movement of squirrels, or by analogy with nuts (“insane”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
squirrelly
Today it means: Eccentric. Full definition →
Today it means: Eccentric. Full definition →
From squirrel + -ly, 1925. Presumably from the erratic movement of squirrels, or by analogy with nuts (“insane”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.