squeakyadj.

Brit.

/ˈskwiːki/, U.S.

/ˈskwiki/

Etymology: < squeak n. or squeak v.

a. Characterized by squeaking sounds; tending to squeak. Proverbial phrase the squeaky wheel gets the grease (and variants): the person who makes the most fuss or trouble gets the attention.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or carefulness [phrase] > a troublesome person gets most care or attention

the squeaky wheel gets the grease1862

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > thin and shrill > squeak

squeaking1576

squeak1818

squeakyish1832

squeaky1862

1862 C. M. Yonge Countess Kate xii. 223 The loud squeaky key of the voice..showed that she had worked herself up into a state of excitement.

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 219 They sang in nasal and squeaky tones.

1885 Harper's Mag. Dec. 78/1 What a scene of squeaky gossip in the moonlight!

1899 A. Conan Doyle Duet 238 An excellent piano.., but it is getting so squeaky in the upper notes.

1937 in J. Bartlett Familiar Quotations 518/2 The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.1948 in B. Stevenson Home Bk. Prov. 2883/2 I hate to be a kicker, I always long for peace, But the wheel that does the squeaking is the one that gets the grease.] 1969 J. La Marsh Mem. Bird in Gilded Cage x. 291 Mrs. Kinnear did..put on a most relentless campaign over the years..in line with the best of political principles—‘the squeaky wheel got the grease’.1974 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 17 Oct. 502/1 It is the old story: the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

b. Of the voice: = squeaking adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > squeaky

squeaking1803

squeaky1862

1862 C. Kingsley Water-babies iii, in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 437/2 The tiniest, shrillest, squeakiest little voice you ever heard.

1881 M. L. Molesworth Adv. Herr Baby 36 My little voice must have sounded very faint and squeaky from out of the trunk.

Compounds

squeaky clean adj. (also with hyphen) (of hair, etc.) washed and rinsed so clean that it squeaks; completely clean; frequently figurative, above criticism, beyond reproach.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective]

cleanc897

fair?c1225

netc1330

cleanly1340

unspotted1382

blotless?a1400

unwemmeda1400

spotlessc1400

neat1494

unblotted1548

unstained1555

stainlessa1586

exempt1586

unsoiledc1592

undefiled1596

unsullied1598

dirtlessa1618

immaculatea1631

innocent1645

unsmeared1648

unsmutched1809

speckless1827

spandy-clean1838

unblackened1864

soilless1868

smudgeless1924

clinical1932

squeaky clean1975

society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [adjective]

holyc1200

lackless1377

faultlessc1400

lily-white1961

squeaky clean1975

1975 Country Life 8 May 1176/2 No one..is in a position to criticise... No one is, in the current idiom, that squeaky-clean.

1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone i. 24 Still towelling his hair, Bone returned to the living room... ‘Behold, the squeaky clean Richard Bone.’

1978 Guardian Weekly 13 Aug. 16/2 The [Ford Motor] company has denied making any illegal payments, claiming that it is ‘squeaky clean’ in this area.

1980 Outdoor Life (U.S.) (Northeast ed.) Oct. 47/1 Another may be squeaky clean on wilderness set-aside, for example, but falter badly when it comes down to a sensible attitude on gun control.

1981 L. Deighton XPD xvii. 155 His..long dark hair was wavy and squeaky clean.

Derivatives

squeakyish adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > thin and shrill > squeak

squeaking1576

squeak1818

squeakyish1832

squeaky1862

1832 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 865 Performers with..punyish figures that must strut, and squeakyish voices that must crack.

Draft additions September 2022

squeaky bum time n. British colloquial (originally and chiefly in sporting contexts) a particularly tense period of time, esp. one leading up to the climax of a competition or event.The term was coined by Sir Alex Ferguson, then manager of the Association Football club Manchester United, with reference to his team challenging for the title in the closing stages of the English Premier League (see quot. 2003). The phrase has been explained as a reference to the sound of someone shifting restlessly on plastic seating during tense closing stages of a contest.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [noun]

suspensec1440

hover1513

dispense1562

depending1616

suspension1635

hanging-up1638

cliff-hanging1945

2003 Guardian 18 Mar. 34/3 [Quoting Sir Alex Ferguson] It's getting tickly now—squeaky-bum time, I call it. It's going to be an interesting few weeks.

2012 C. O'Connor & J. Doyle Christy xii. 159 From feeling fairly comfortable about making the team.., it was now squeaky bum time because I was almost certain to finish outside of the automatic places.

2018 Times 26 May 53/3 Two investor advisory outfits..have told shareholders to vote against [his] re-election to the board. Should a more influential adviser..produce the same advice, it'll be squeaky bum time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2022).

单词	squeaky
释义	squeakyadj. Brit. /ˈskwiːki/, U.S. /ˈskwiki/ Etymology: < squeak n. or squeak v. a. Characterized by squeaking sounds; tending to squeak. Proverbial phrase the squeaky wheel gets the grease (and variants): the person who makes the most fuss or trouble gets the attention. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or carefulness [phrase] > a troublesome person gets most care or attention the squeaky wheel gets the grease1862 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > thin and shrill > squeak squeaking1576 squeak1818 squeakyish1832 squeaky1862 1862 C. M. Yonge Countess Kate xii. 223 The loud squeaky key of the voice..showed that she had worked herself up into a state of excitement. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 219 They sang in nasal and squeaky tones. 1885 Harper's Mag. Dec. 78/1 What a scene of squeaky gossip in the moonlight! 1899 A. Conan Doyle Duet 238 An excellent piano.., but it is getting so squeaky in the upper notes. 1937 in J. Bartlett Familiar Quotations 518/2 The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.1948 in B. Stevenson Home Bk. Prov. 2883/2 I hate to be a kicker, I always long for peace, But the wheel that does the squeaking is the one that gets the grease.] 1969 J. La Marsh Mem. Bird in Gilded Cage x. 291 Mrs. Kinnear did..put on a most relentless campaign over the years..in line with the best of political principles—‘the squeaky wheel got the grease’.1974 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 17 Oct. 502/1 It is the old story: the squeaky wheel gets the grease. b. Of the voice: = squeaking adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > squeaky squeaking1803 squeaky1862 1862 C. Kingsley Water-babies iii, in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 437/2 The tiniest, shrillest, squeakiest little voice you ever heard. 1881 M. L. Molesworth Adv. Herr Baby 36 My little voice must have sounded very faint and squeaky from out of the trunk. Compounds squeaky clean adj. (also with hyphen) (of hair, etc.) washed and rinsed so clean that it squeaks; completely clean; frequently figurative, above criticism, beyond reproach. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective] cleanc897 fair?c1225 netc1330 cleanly1340 unspotted1382 blotless?a1400 unwemmeda1400 spotlessc1400 neat1494 unblotted1548 unstained1555 stainlessa1586 exempt1586 unsoiledc1592 undefiled1596 unsullied1598 dirtlessa1618 immaculatea1631 innocent1645 unsmeared1648 unsmutched1809 speckless1827 spandy-clean1838 unblackened1864 soilless1868 smudgeless1924 clinical1932 squeaky clean1975 society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [adjective] holyc1200 lackless1377 faultlessc1400 lily-white1961 squeaky clean1975 1975 Country Life 8 May 1176/2 No one..is in a position to criticise... No one is, in the current idiom, that squeaky-clean. 1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone i. 24 Still towelling his hair, Bone returned to the living room... ‘Behold, the squeaky clean Richard Bone.’ 1978 Guardian Weekly 13 Aug. 16/2 The [Ford Motor] company has denied making any illegal payments, claiming that it is ‘squeaky clean’ in this area. 1980 Outdoor Life (U.S.) (Northeast ed.) Oct. 47/1 Another may be squeaky clean on wilderness set-aside, for example, but falter badly when it comes down to a sensible attitude on gun control. 1981 L. Deighton XPD xvii. 155 His..long dark hair was wavy and squeaky clean. Derivatives squeakyish adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > thin and shrill > squeak squeaking1576 squeak1818 squeakyish1832 squeaky1862 1832 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 865 Performers with..punyish figures that must strut, and squeakyish voices that must crack. Draft additions September 2022 squeaky bum time n. British colloquial (originally and chiefly in sporting contexts) a particularly tense period of time, esp. one leading up to the climax of a competition or event.The term was coined by Sir Alex Ferguson, then manager of the Association Football club Manchester United, with reference to his team challenging for the title in the closing stages of the English Premier League (see quot. 2003). The phrase has been explained as a reference to the sound of someone shifting restlessly on plastic seating during tense closing stages of a contest. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [noun] suspensec1440 hover1513 dispense1562 depending1616 suspension1635 hanging-up1638 cliff-hanging1945 2003 Guardian 18 Mar. 34/3 [Quoting Sir Alex Ferguson] It's getting tickly now—squeaky-bum time, I call it. It's going to be an interesting few weeks. 2012 C. O'Connor & J. Doyle Christy xii. 159 From feeling fairly comfortable about making the team.., it was now squeaky bum time because I was almost certain to finish outside of the automatic places. 2018 Times 26 May 53/3 Two investor advisory outfits..have told shareholders to vote against [his] re-election to the board. Should a more influential adviser..produce the same advice, it'll be squeaky bum time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2022). < adj.1832
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