Squid vs Balloon - What's the difference?
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Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
(mildly, pejorative) A sailor in the Navy.
(UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.
(slang, motorcycling, pejorative) A motorcyclist characterized by lack of riding gear, reckless/careless/unsafe riding, especially of sport bikers.
* "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."1
* "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"2
An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
Such an object as a child’s toy.
Such an object designed to transport people through the air.
(medicine) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
A speech bubble.
A type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy.
(architecture) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.
(chemistry) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
(pyrotechnics) A bomb or shell.
A game played with a large inflated ball.
(engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
To increase or expand rapidly.
To go up or voyage in a balloon.
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
As nouns the difference between squid and balloon
is that squid is any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles while balloon is an inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.As a verb balloon is
to increase or expand rapidly.squid
English
(wikipedia squid)Etymology 1
. Perhaps related to (squirt)Noun
(en-noun)- Can you lend me five squid ? I feel like a bacon sarnie.
Derived terms
* arrow squid * broad squid * colossal squid * giant squid * jumbo squid * squidhoundSee also
* (wikipedia) * calamari * cuttlefish * octopusEtymology 2
Possibly a blend of (stupid) and (quick); "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym Derived from "squirrelly kid"Noun
(en noun)References
* Harrison, Greg.Son of Squid. American Motorcyclist. Vol. 41, No. 8. ISSN 0277-9358. p. 5. Aug 1987 * Hough, David L. (2000),
Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well(2nd ed.), USA: BowTie Press, p. 253, ISBN 1889540536, 9781889540535, p. 253.
balloon
English
Noun
(wikipedia balloon) (en noun)- the balloon of St. Paul's Cathedral in London
Synonyms
* (inflatable object) * toy balloon * (transport) hot-air balloon, Montgolfier * (in medicine) * (speech bubble) speech bubble, fumettoDerived terms
* barrage balloon * balloon animal * balloon-back * balloon barrage * balloon clock * balloon club * balloon flower * ballooning * balloonist * balloon sail * balloon tyre * balloon vine * go down like a lead balloon * hot-air balloon * pilot balloon * trial balloon * weather balloon * when the balloon goes upVerb
(en verb)- His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.
- Prices will balloon if we don't act quickly.