squeaker
[skwee-ker]
- a person or thing that squeaks.
- Informal. a contest or game won by a very small margin.
- Informal. a dangerous situation.
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Origin of squeaker
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Contemporary Examples
Obama is more likely to win in a squeaker than with a Reagan-sized mandate.
The Diaz-Balarts, both in squeaker races, are fighting for their political lives.
Historical Examples
But the monster got me when I fell and the 'squeaker' was broken.
The Beast of SpaceF.E. Hardart
I escaped its lure at first because of the 'squeaker' I carried with me.
The Beast of SpaceF.E. Hardart
As one looks at his Punch one feels that such a being is either a squeaker or a mute.
George CruikshankW. H. Chesson
And they didn't like me and my squeaker a mossel; but wot did I care.
And I will too, if you so much as open your squeaker again!'
The Castle InnStanley John Weyman