Squick
A big turn-off
Example
Anything involving toes just squicks me out. You start describing a character's toes? I'm out
Related Slang
Slash | Same-sex romance fan fiction |
RPF | Real person fiction |
Y/N | Your name |
Anti-ship | Against problematic fictional relationships |
Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship |
OTP | One true pairing |
OT3 | One true threesome |
NOTP | Not one true pairing |
DLDR | Don't like, don't read |
Woke | Aware of social issues |
A squick is something so icky it makes you squirm. This slang term can be used to describe anything that grosses you out, turns you off, or otherwise makes you feel physically uncomfortable.
Online, you'll most often see superfans use squick while describing fanfics and ships they don't like (along with a reason why). However, most fans use squick non-judgmentally. Just because a fic or ship squicks a fan out, it doesn't mean they think that fic or ship shouldn't exist.