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squiz

verb (used with object)

to peer at quickly and closely.

noun

a quick, close look.

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Origin:
1905–10; expressive formation, perhaps blend of squint and quiz

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squiz (skwɪz)

—n , pl squizzes
	slang (Austral), (NZ) a look or glance, esp an inquisitive one

[C20: perhaps a blend of squint and quiz]

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