noun
squid
skwihd
noun
1
A soft-bodied sea creature with eight arms and two longer tentacles, related to octopuses and cuttlefish.
"The restaurant served grilled squid with garlic and lemon."
"Fishermen use bright lures to attract squid at night."
2
Slang: a motorcyclist who rides recklessly without proper safety gear.
"The squid weaved through traffic without a helmet."
How to Use Squid
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tentacled sea creature often eaten as calamari — or, in biker slang, a reckless rider.
Common pairings
grilled squid
giant squid
squid ink
Word Forms
squidded past tense, squids plural, squid plural, squids plural, squids singular
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Etymology
Origin unknown; possibly an old sailors' alteration of the word "squirt."