Definition of squats

squat

noun

a residence where a person lives unlawfully: without paying and without obtaining permission.
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Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Glen C. from Brixton, Greater London, UK on Jan 06 2006.

noun - uncountable

anything, used in the negative to mean nothing.
He doesn't know squat about computers.
You don't know squat!
I work all day, but it doesn't get me squat.

Citation from "The Best Christmas Story Never Told", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 9 (2006) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
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Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Anthony B. from Haw River, NC, USA on Mar 11 1999.
nothing of value; nothing desired; not the desired outcome.
I work all day and it gets me squat.
The actuary complained to the Society of Actuaries but got squat.
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Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Tom S. from Cleveland, OH, USA on Jul 27 2006.

origin

Used as a euphemism for "shit", which comes from the act of squatting in order to defecate.
Gaby knows squat about cows.

Last edited on Apr 28 2013. Submitted by Anthony B. from Haw River, NC, USA on Mar 11 1999.
Euphemism for "shit" when meaning to say "nothing." Developed because of the squatting posture of defecation.
Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Peter J. from Atlanta, GA, USA on Apr 26 2002.

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merc	Definitions include: British term for vehicles produced by Mercedes-Benz, not used in US due to confusion with Ford division Mercury.
pong	Definitions include: to smell, stink.
CNS-QNS	Definitions include: acronym for "Central Nervous System - Quantity Not Sufficient", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
wedge	Definitions include: money.
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oppo	Definitions include: colleague / associate.
whinge	Definitions include: to whine.
chip butty	Definitions include: a sandwich made with butter and chips (British fries made from chunkier slices of potato then their American cousins) bought from the fish and chip shop.
char	Definitions include: tea.
wag	Definitions include: to not attend school or work, without permission.
CTD	Definitions include: acronym for "circling the drain" (i.e. about to die,) used on medical charts by doctors in the UK.
browned off	Definitions include: annoyed.
manky	Definitions include: unclean, foul, gross.
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bupkis	Definitions include: nothing.
*fck all**	Definitions include: nothing.
zilch	Definitions include: nothing.
*dck**	Definitions include: a mean person; "jerk"; "asshole".
*fckle**	Definitions include: "fuck all", i.e. nothing.
bumpkiss	Definitions include: nothing.
jack	Definitions include: a five pound note.
*jack sht**	Definitions include: anything.
zippo	Definitions include: nothing.
boo	Definitions include: anything, in speech.
diddly-squat	Definitions include: absolutely nothing.
zip	Definitions include: nothing.
*fckall**	Definitions include: alternate rendering of fuck all.
jack squat	Definitions include: nothing.
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Other terms relating to 'squat':
cop a squat	Definitions include: have a seat, sit down and relax.
diddly-squat	Definitions include: absolutely nothing.
jack squat	Definitions include: nothing.
plop a squat	Definitions include: to sit down.
pop a squat	Definitions include: to sit down.
sorority squat	Definitions include: in a group photo, the unnecessary bending over and squatting slightly so as to accentuate one's cleavage.
sorority squat, the	Definitions include: See sorority squat.
squat a grump	Definitions include: to defecate.
squat a grumpy	Definitions include: to defecate
squat party	Definitions include: usually illegal parties in an abandoned house
typo-squat	Definitions include: to occupy a domain name that is a misspelling of a popular website.