This week’s Slang This! contestant grapples with the slang terms squish and optempo. This is part of a complete episode.
squish n.— «Giuliani is also a pragmatist, which is not to be confused with what rock-ribbed conservative ideologues refer to as a squish. A squish is a moderate—someone who caves to liberal pressure for no reason other than lack of...
squish n.— «All seven were wearing flame-retardant protective clothing and were standing next to the plant’s No. 1 oxygen furnace when they were “hit with this backlash of extreme heat, slag and molten steel,” United...
squish mitten n.— «His euphemism of choice for, you know, lady parts is “squish mitten.” He does not hesitate to ask a six-year-old girl some really inappropriate questions about her “special place” (for the sake of medicine, of course)...