/ skwɪt; NAmE / noun ( BrE )
1.
( offensive ) a small or unimportant person
2.
the squits (also the squit·ters /ˈskwɪtəz; NAmE -tərz/) [ pl. ] ( informal ) diarrhoea
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: perhaps related to dialect squit to squirt.
/ skwɪt; NAmE / noun ( BrE )
1.
( offensive ) a small or unimportant person
2.
the squits (also the squit·ters /ˈskwɪtəz; NAmE -tərz/) [ pl. ] ( informal ) diarrhoea
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: perhaps related to dialect squit to squirt.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005