squirmle

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noun

A worm-shaped toy with a fuzzy body, a pair of googly eyes, and hidden string used to imitate a live worm, originally released in the 1970s.

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worm on a string
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Meanings

nounsquirmle (plural squirmles)

plural squirmles

  1. A worm-shaped toy with a fuzzy body, a pair of googly eyes, and hidden string used to imitate a live worm, originally released in the 1970s.

    Synonyms: worm on a string

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA worm-shaped toy with a fuzzy body, a pair of googly eyes, and hidden string used to imitate a live worm, originally released in the 1970s.

Similar
worm on a string
Also see
worm on a string

Origin

Genericized trademark of Squirmles, the original brand of the toy owned by the Illfelder Importing Company.

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APA

squirmle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmle

MLA

“squirmle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squirmle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmle.

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