squee

American

[skwee] / skwi /

interjection

(used as an expression of joy, excitement, celebration, or the like).

OMG! Squee! Your new puppy is so cute!

verb (used without object)

to squeal with joy, excitement, etc..

Fangirls squeed as the convention panel guests walked on stage.

Etymology

Origin of squee

First recorded in 1995–2000; imitative

Example Sentences

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I can’t see how a little squee would hurt.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2020

It’s not often that I squee at a gadget.

From The Verge • Jun. 24, 2016

This week, the Internet let out a collective squee upon learning that the early-aughts phenomenon “The O.C.” would soon be coming to Hulu.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2016

Here’s a possible Sweet 16: bestie, blondie, derp, ew, internet, janky, min, ohmigod, onesie, slumdog, spork, squee, twerk, ur, whassup/whazzup, zen.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2014

A big wad of food hits your plate splash an knocks it squee gee.

From Dere Mable Love Letters of a Rookie by Breck, G. William

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