SQUEAKER

squeaker

(noun) any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; “those sneakers are squeakers”; “which hinge is the squeaker?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

squeaker (plural squeakers)

One who or that which squeaks.

(internet slang) A young user on a voice chat system who has a high-pitched voice.

A party toy that uncoils with a squeaking sound when blown; a party puffer.

(slang) An informer.

(US) A game or election won by a narrow margin.

An animal that squeaks.

The Australian grey crow-shrike or grey currawong (Strepera versicolor plumbea).

Arthroleptidae, a frog family.

Synodontis, a catfish genus.

A young bird; a cheeper.

A squab or young domestic pigeon still in the nest.

(slang) An act of flatulence; a fart.

Source: Wiktionary


Squeak"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, squeaks.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The Australian gray crow shrile (Strepera anaphonesis); -- so called from its note.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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