squizz
/skwɪz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The building itself is worth a squizz; its modern metal forms and structures evoke maritime themes."
- "“That lot heard about the place and came in here on their way to an Antarctic research station. But mostly, it′s just curious folks that drop by for a squizz—like you, for instance.”"
- "“I'll get you to have a look at the paper work and just have a squizz through some patient′s case notes, so you get an idea of how we document our daily nursing units of care.[…]”"
- "I think it would be a good idea to have a squizz at Toowoomba′s place."
- "“That′s just according to how you bring them up, Jane,” Betsy replied ; “if they′d had porridge from the first, they′d have eaten it fast enough ; and it isn′t good to allow children to be squizzing (looking) into their food and picking it over.”"
- "He liked to see them laughing, enjoying themselves, squizzing at the antics of whitefellers in party mood."
Etymology
From British West Country dialectal squiz (“to look, examine critically”). Perhaps a blend of squint + quiz (“to peer at, eye suspiciously”).
Usage
- British usage
- Colloquial