squalmish, a. U.S. colloq.
(ˈskwɑːmɪʃ, ˈskwɔːmɪʃ)
Also squamish, squawmish.
[Var. qualmish a., perh. influenced by squeamish a.]
Nauseous, qualmish, queasy.
| 1867 ‘Mark Twain’ Notebk. (1935) vi. 59, I am..very tired of being seasick... All I take an interest in is being squalmish and getting to shore again. 1902 S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms 381 Squawmish, in parts of New England, said for queasy. 1944 H. Wentworth Amer. Dial. Dict. 590/1 Squalmish, squamish.., squeamish, qualmish. 1948 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 24 Jan. 4/4, I am not only not interested in food but maybe a little squalmish at the very thought of it. |