> On 25 Nov 2002, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > > > > Norman. With Norman, I can understand why I feel that way. > It seems that > > > > Donaldson just turns on my squick sensor. > > > ^^^^^^ > > > You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think > > > it means. > > > (Not for kids) > > > http://www.mich.com/~pnsnv/othershit/squick.html > > > > That is not the commonly-used definition of the term, though the act > > described there *would* squick most people. > > It's a much more general term, meaning pretty much "that allegedly > > sexual activity disgusts me". Many people feel that way about Gor. > > Actually, that's a limited definition. The most basic definition of > squick is something that disgusts or puts someone on the edge of > heebie-jeebies. If something squicks you, the thought of it makes you > feel just not right, like scat play for some people, or needles (used in a > non-sexual manner). Hmmmm... I don't know about that... Whenever I use, or have seen squick used it has a sexual connotation. I'll toss this into the Delta-Green mailing list, where the term get's used with a cerain amount of regularity. David