Definitions
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- verb informal To squeal with excitement or delight.
- interjection informal A squeal of excitement or delight.
- noun informal A cry of squee.
Etymologies
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Examples
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So there's this concert, and I am in squee, and I look at the prices, and -
Friday! niftybabe313 2009
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My biggest squee is Ellie finishing her perfectly articulate classroom arguement with "So, um, yeah."
GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD discussion/question thread. karenhealey 2010
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I just did a little fan girl squee, which is kind of embarrassing considering I'm at work ... which is the public library. lol.
Release! Mine to Possess Nalini Singh 2008
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I don't "squee" very often, but dammit, this may be one occasion that demands it.
Possibly the Longest Year of Your Life Walter Jon Williams 2010
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Just tell me about a time in your life when you had one of those "squee" moments.
Clearing out my ARCs. You want one? Angie Fox 2008
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According to my calendar, it's the International Year of the Bat, and with that in mind, may I present to you the first SQUEALworthy or "squee"worthy which is more batlike, and really more the sound I made when I read this event of the year: The Teens & Kids Fantasy & Science Fiction Convention.
The WritingYA Weblog: Echolocation in the International Year of the Bat tanita davis 2008
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According to my calendar, it's the International Year of the Bat, and with that in mind, may I present to you the first SQUEALworthy or "squee"worthy which is more batlike, and really more the sound I made when I read this event of the year: The Teens & Kids Fantasy & Science Fiction Convention.
Archive 2008-01-01 a. fortis 2008
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Just tell me about a time in your life when you had one of those "squee" moments.
Archive 2008-07-01 Shirley Damsgaard 2008
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- Literally "squee" when my husband shows up a hour later, MacBook in hand.
slackermama . com 2009
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Good god, "squee" is NEVER the right word to describe anything, ever.
Pajiba 2009
.a.little.stranger.than.yuh. commented on the word squee
a random word and/or sound used when user is extreamly hyper, excited, or frustrated. On IM or e-mail the sound/word is used with this smily: >.<
December 9, 2006
chained_bear commented on the word squee
love this!
November 22, 2007
hananobira commented on the word squee
To squeal with excitement or joy. (Common in Internet circles.)
July 2, 2009
alexz commented on the word squee
The first time I heard the word 'squee' was c. 2000, and when someone asked them what 'squee' meant, they actually referenced the 1998 Jhonen Vasquez comic book character.
December 31, 2012
bilby commented on the word squee
Twitfeed:
"Spotted Bieber in the lodge at Park City. Luckily I was wearing my squee pants."
- StrasiUnit
December 31, 2012
alexz commented on the word squee
I remember emailing the OED about this word back in 2000 because it was overused on fan forums. Now it's a word of the day.
June 10, 2022