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Pronunciation: /ˈskwɑ .leɪt/
Definition:
1. To behave or move similar to a large predatory fish.
2. To adopt characteristics typically associated with sharks (tibure).
3. To swim rapidly and aggressively in pursuit of prey.
4. To demonstrate chasing strategies similar to those of marine apex predators.

Significance:
• It defines movement and behavior akin to predatory fish.
• It emphasizes rapidity and efficiency in aquatic environments.
• It identifies actions consistent with carnivorous marine life.
• It avoids ambiguity in describing marine wildlife behavior.
• It simplifies comparison to iconic predators.
• It improves clarity in biological or zoological contexts.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "shark".
Past verb: squalated
Present simple verb: squalate, squalates
Present continuous verb: squalating
Adjective: squaline
Singular noun: squale
Plural noun: squales
Examples:
• "The dolphin squalated toward the school of fish."
• "Tourists noticed the baleen squalating through the waves (olants)."
• "Experts observed the octopus mimicking squalating techniques."
• "Young natators recognized how to squalate efficiently in open aqua."
• "Competitors aimed to improve their squalating abilities for races."
squalate by Dmitrio November 5, 2025
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A very attractive female, who may or may not be spoken for, but appears available and promiscuous.
Bro! Ain't no way I'm going home alone with all these squalaes running around in here!
squalae by gimpchicken January 16, 2016
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squallternative 

A more-quiet-and-dignified response than simply bawling your lungs out.
I can see infants' not being expected to "keep it down" and behave/communicate constructively and in moderation, but once a child gets to be two or three years of age, it is logical to expect that his parents should have taught him at least a few squallternatives by that time!
squallternative by QuacksO July 23, 2021

bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
Word of the Day on July 16, 2026