squaddy

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A form of squaddie — A private in the army.

OriginEnglish squad ← French escouade ← Italian squadra →
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Meanings

squaddy1

nounsquaddy (plural squaddies)

plural squaddies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of squaddie.

squaddy2

adjectivesquaddy (comparative more squaddy, superlative most squaddy)

comparative more squaddy · superlative most squaddy

  1. alternativeAlternative form of squabby (“short and thick”).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwṓr
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷettwōr
  3. Latinquattuor
  4. Latinquadrus
  5. Latinquadrōbf.?
  6. Latinquadrus
  7. Vulgar Latin*exquadrō
  8. Italiansquadraredeverb.
  9. Italiansquadra
  10. Frenchescouade
  11. Englishsquad
  12. Englishsquaddy

From squad + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

squaddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaddy

MLA

“squaddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaddy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squaddy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaddy.

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