squoval

squoval
 adj.— «They call it the “squoval” and it’s the most-requested new look in fingernails.…Squoval is the latest jargon for a squared-off nail whose corners are slightly rounded and whose tip extends just to end of the finger.» —“Directory” Los Angeles Times June 19, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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