Squirt
/skwɜːrt/noun
To force a liquid out in a thin stream or a small amount of liquid expelled this way.
Did you know?English *squirt* is probably an expressive, imitative word, and its earliest uses are tied to sudden jets of liquid and noisy spurting—language literally mimicking the burst.
Etymological Timeline
Late 16th Century
English
squirt
“to spurt or emit liquid in a sudden jet”
Middle English
English
swerten / swirten
“to spurt, gush, or scatter in a spray-like motion”
Early Germanic
Germanic
*skurt- / *skwer-
“an expressive base imitating a sudden sharp noise or movement”
Modern English
English
squirt
“to expel liquid in a thin stream; a small jet of liquid”