The cat photo is of Jianjian and was taken by jianjianmama
The cat photo is of Jianjian and was taken by jianjianmama

Squeeglee – a missing emotion word in English for when you experience something that’s cute

A new word for an emotion that, very oddly, previously had no word in English:

Squeeglee – “the emotion people experience when perceiving something as cute, such as a baby or puppy.”

Noun: “When a cat wears a hat, it fills me with squeeglee.”
Verb: “I squeeglee that kitten.”

This word is the winner of a poll where I proposed four ideas for what to call this emotion of finding something (non-sexually) cute.


This was first written on August 31, 2024, and first appeared on my website on September 5, 2024.


  

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