Words that just sound funny, #100: “squat"*

eg. “Is that where you like to squat?” “Yes, that squat area belongs to me.”

*squat thrust qualifies as a humorous-sounding, weightlifting-specific variant.

7 Replies to “Words that just sound funny, #100: “squat"*”

Chrees says:

June 2, 2004 at 2:38 pm

Yeah, clean and jerk is a little too obvious. But then I don’t know squat.
Tman says:

June 2, 2004 at 2:49 pm

Squat makes me think of that word “kumquat”.

Kumquat. I can’t say that word nearly enough.
Stephen Green says:

June 2, 2004 at 3:47 pm

I can’t hear the phrase “squat thrust” without thinking of an old Jack Handy line:

“I don’t think sudden and uncontrolled urination should necessarily disqualify someone from a weigtlifting competition.”
charles austin says:

June 2, 2004 at 4:12 pm

Hmmm, does grammatical context matter? Can a word sound funny as a verb or adverb, while being sonorously serious as a noun or adjective?
Chrees says:

June 2, 2004 at 5:14 pm

Charles, I think ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ would qualify today if you transpose your question.
Joe says:

June 2, 2004 at 5:24 pm

I went to a military school where the powerlifting team’s motto was “Squat Deep.” The senior guys used to make the newbies greet them with a loud and thunderous “Squat Deep, Sir!”

In retrospect, I think I’ll begin telling people I was in the Peace Corps.
triticale says:

June 2, 2004 at 9:58 pm

And if Bo does one, it would be a Diddley squat.

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