squee meaning (informal): definition, etymology and quotations

squee

verb

/skwiː/ · [skwiː]

Etymology Imitative.

Informal To squeal with excitement or delight.

Meanwhile on Usenet, a couple of anti-choicers are racing to out-stupid each other, squeeing like school children over something someone said.2011, Spartakus, “Anti-abortion terrorism nipped in the bud in Madison, WI”, in talk.abortion (Usenet):
On Tuesday, Reddit user lern41 got the Reddit community squeeing when he posted a few photos of his pet cats, Artemis and Apollo.2012, “Male Cat Stays By Female Cat's Side In Sickness And Health”, in Huffington Post:

intj

Etymology Imitative.

Informal A squeal of excitement or delight.

The new console will certainly have more powerful graphics, processor, hard drive and all those specs that really only nerdy writers for technology websites care about: “Ermahgerd, moar polygons! More frame rate! Squee!”2013 May 17, Peter Nowak, “There will be buttons: And other truths about the next-gen Xbox”, in The Globe and Mail:

noun

Etymology Imitative.

Informal A cry of squee.

It's just that the young female group squees seem to come at the most inopportune time. Sure enough, just about every time I'm on the phone — squee. Talking to someone important? Squee.2008, Dale North, JapanaTen: The top ten things anime cons could do without:
"Oughta be more careful, El. Most people aren't accustomed to fanboyish squees." "Well, they aren't going to get used to it without exposure." "Fair 'nough."2013 June 3, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Monday, Jun 3, 2013:

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"Forgive me. I am imagining the two of you as a couple and it is making me very happy. This must be the 'squee' emotion I have heard so much about." "That is the most dignified squee I've ever seen."2020, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4371: Held In Reserve:

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