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Definition of 'squizz'

English

Alternative forms

* squiz

Noun

(es)
  • (UK|Australia|New Zealand|colloquial) A .
  • * 2002 , Chris Rowthorn, Alex Landragin, Kate Daly, Victoria , Lonely Planet, page 297,
    • The building itself is worth a squizz ; its modern metal forms and structures evoke maritime themes.
  • * 2009 , William Efford, Picaroon , page 77,
    • “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.”
  • * 2012 , Annette Evalyn Swain, Suicide Angels and the Silent Terrorists: A Story About Bullying , iUniverse, page 82,
    • “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.”
  • * 2012 , , The Bat , page 328,
    • I think it would be a good idea to have a squizz at Toowoomba?s place.

    Verb

  • To look, to examine.
  • * 1885 , Emily Cruwys Sharland, Ways and means in a Devonshire village, a book for mothers? meetings , page 19,
    • “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.”
  • * 1998 , , A Cross of Stars , 2011, unnumbered page,
    • He liked to see them laughing, enjoying themselves, squizzing at the antics of whitefellers in party mood.
  • * 1999 , Lindsay Charman-Love, Top Hat and Taiaha'', ''Huia Short Stories 3 , Huia Publishers, New Zealand, page 44,
    • Others were off at the shops getting ice blocks or squizzing at the boats down at the wharf.
  • * 2010 , Linzy Harris, Perdita , Paragon Publishing, UK, page 79,
    • She presented me with a bag, and when I squizzed inside I saw it contained five boxes of cigarettes.

    References

    * Australian slang dictionary from Koala Net

    Similar to 'squizz'

    squiz, scuzz, swizz, shizz