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    [Adjective]  | "squint" | \ ˈskwint \


    1: looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)

    2: not having the visual axes parallel : crossed

    Origin: 1579 ;

     Probably aphetic form of earlier a squint, going back to Middle English a squynt, in the phrase beholden (loken) a squynt "to be cross-eyed, look obliquely," from a- {see: |a-:1|a-:1} + squynt, of uncertain origin;

      * Note : Middle English a squynt, asquint has been compared with Dutch schuin "aslant, slantingly, askew" (unknown in Middle Dutch, first attested as schuyn "transversus, obliquus" in the Dutch-Latin dictionary of Cornelis Kiliaan, 1599), though the nature of the relationship is unclear. (Dutch schuin is paralleled by Gronings [West Low German] schuun, Low German schün, hypothetically from Germanic *skeuni-.) The form asquint is attested early, already in the Ancrene Wisse (as an addition in one manuscript, British Library Cotton Nero A.14, mid-13th century), but if a putative early Middle Dutch [sχy:n], prior to the development of the diphthong, is the source, -squint see:ms an unlikely outcome. Variants without (of skwyn "on a slant," askoyn, ascoign "askance") may have a more direct relationship to Dutch schuin.;

    [Adjective]  | "squint-eyed" | \ ˈskwint-ˌīd \


    1: having eyes that squint; specifically : affected with cross-eye

    2: looking askance (as in envy, malice, or disapproval)

    Origin: 1589 ;

    [Verb]  | "squint" 


    1: to have an indirect bearing, reference, or aim

    2: to deviate from a true line

    3: to look in a squint-eyed manner

    Origin: 1599 ;

     Derivative of {see: |squint:1|squint:1};

    [Noun]  | "squint" 


    1: strabismus

    2: an instance of squinting

    3: hagioscope

    Origin: circa 1652 ;

     Derivative of {see: |squint:2|squint:2};

    [Noun]  | "stra*bis*mus" | \ strə-ˈbiz-məs \


    1: inability of one eye to attain binocular vision with the other because of imbalance of the muscles of the eyeball —called also squint

    Origin: circa 1684 ;

     New Latin, from Greek strabismos condition of squinting, from strabizein to squint, from strabos squint-eyed; akin to Greek strephein to twist;

    [Verb]  | "squint" 


    1: to take a look with the eyes narrowed (as because of difficulty seeing);


      * e.g., " ... He squinted in her direction, but couldn't make her out with the sun behind her. "



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    [Noun]  | "squint" 


    1: difficulty in seeing resulting from improper alignment of the eyes;


      * e.g., " ... The child was born with a squint that was eventually corrected through surgery. "



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    2: an especially brief instance of looking;


      * e.g., " ... Take a squint at this! "



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     [ "squint" ]

    1: 1) geek.

      * e.g.,  ... "The squints were assigned to examine the body very closely to find out clues about how the person was killed." 

     [ "squint" ]

    2: 2) extremely intelligent person who lacks social skills.

      * e.g.,  ... Often said in the TV Show, Bones. 

     [ "squint" ]

    3: 3) derogatory term for such people that stereotype them as people who examine things very closely and look down on others that are not as intellectually intelligent.

     [ "squint" ]

    4: 4) a nickname for scientists, who "squint" a lot in their work

     [ "squint" ]

    1: Not having the eyes completely open.

      * e.g.,  ... There are hints of slash in that oneshot if you squint. 

     [ "squint" ]

    2: Can also mean to look for something that may or may not be there. This definition is mainly used in fanfiction.

     [ "squint" ]

    1: to be incapable of opening one's eyes more than just a slit. May result from constant exposure to smoke, i.e. in the case of a pothead, or in the event of being struck in the face by a piece of citrus fruit at high velocity.

      * e.g.,  ... The stoner squinted at me after I pegged him in the face with an orange. 

     [ "squint" ]

    1: Used to describe something that is not level, or not parallel in relation to another straight line. Crooked.

      * e.g.,  ... You're picture of the queen getting a wedgie is totally squint! 

     [ "squint" ]

    1: a derogative name for chinese and japanese, usually used in anger in traffic or discussion

      * e.g.,  ... "get off the road u fuckin squint" 

     [ "squint" ]

    1: Another word to describe what your anus looks like: An eye squinting.

      * e.g.,  ... That ginger haired guy must have a ginger squint. 

     [ "squint" ]

    1: A drinking game that involves sticking coins (quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies) in the crack of your butt. The object of the game is to walk 10 - 100 feet to shot glass without releasing the coin(s) from your ass, and then deposit the coin(s) in the glass without using your hands.

      * e.g.,  ... Every Thanksgiving my family gets plastered and holds a drinking game triathalon. The final and most challenging event is squint 

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    1: The level one is at after getting lank fucked, usually off booze and bong, and is struggling to keep his eyes from squinting.

      * e.g.,  ... "Fuck bru, last night we got so fucked and after that joint I was squinting so hard. But you were also lank squint bru. 

     [ "Squints" ]

    1: The group of scientists at the Jeffersionian Institute which FBI Agent Seely Booth calls "squints"

      * e.g.,  ... Come on squints we got a case! 

     [ "Squint" ]

    1: A person who only ventures outside their room for compulsory activity or food. Generally wears green clothing and doesn't lift.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey Parker, check out that massive squint Waldon over there 

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