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Adjective
squidgy (comparative squidgier, superlative squidgiest)
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Moist and pliant; soggy.
- Synonyms: drenched, saturated, sodden; see also Thesaurus:wet
1987, Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Simon & Schuster, page 102:He was one of those dangerous people who are soft, squidgy and cowlike provided they have what they want. And because he had always had what he wanted, and had seemed easily pleased with it, it had never occurred to anybody that he was anything other than soft, squidgy and cowlike.
2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian:It consists of two layers of ground cashew nuts, mixed with breadcrumbs, onions, nutmeg and vegetable stock, and separated by a vibrant green herb stuffing, the main ingredient of which is also bread. Although surprisingly moist, thanks to the stock (indeed, the contrast between the crisp exterior and the squidgy middle is horribly moreish), the combination of parsley, garlic and breadcrumbs reminds me of a very fancy loaf of garlic bread – and all but overpowers the sweet flavour of the cashews.
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Noun
squidgy (plural squidgies)
- (Australia, fishing) A soft plastic lure.
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