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English word squishy comes from English squish, English -y

squish (English)

To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist). (politics, informal, derogatory) A political moderate (term used by conservative activists in the 1980s).. The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.

-y (English)

Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.. Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin. Forming diminutive nouns. Also used for familiar and pet names as a term of endearment. Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".

squishy (English)

(figuratively, of a person) Used as a term of endearment.. (informal) Subjective or vague.. (of an object or substance) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud.. (politics, informal, derogatory) Politically moderate.

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