# I don't like 'squatch'. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314 "2012-12-07T17:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/1 "2012-12-07T17:16:33Z")
‘Squatch’ is a shibboleth amongst the woo crowd who believe that sasquatches exist. If you say ‘squatch’, then the Cool Kids know you’re cool. We all have our ‘in-crowd words’, but this one bugs me. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/2 "2012-12-07T17:26:19Z")
Sasquatch doesn’t like it when people give him nicknames.Maybe their just messin’ with him. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/3 "2012-12-07T17:37:10Z")
I think it’s because the sound of the word is objectionable. Like it should be used in the following manner: “I couldn’t sleep I kept squatching all night” Or “have you seen her squatch, it’s damn nasty” Or “I can’t wear underbritches, my privates has got the squatch and I can’t get rid of it” The abbreviated word just does not sound right. It needs to be the whole word or nothing. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/4 "2012-12-07T17:37:17Z")
I thought this was about _squash_. I hate squash. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/5 "2012-12-07T17:54:32Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I thought this was about _squash_. I hate squash. Then don’t play it! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/6 "2012-12-07T17:55:50Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Then don’t play it! 😛 I sense that you fear the Eradicator. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/7 "2012-12-07T17:55:56Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > If you say ‘squatch’, then the Cool Kids know you’re cool. And the rest of us know about them too. It’s win/win! ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/8 "2012-12-07T18:56:51Z")
Until now, I didn’t know squat about this. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/9 "2012-12-07T20:13:12Z")
Does a squatch squat in the woods with squash? ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/10 "2012-12-07T20:19:21Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I thought this was about _squash_. I hate squash. squashsquatch? Sounds nasty. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/11 "2012-12-07T20:20:33Z")
> [@](#): > > [@Encinitas](#): > > Does a squatch squat in the woods with squash? If if does, it goes “squish!” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/12 "2012-12-07T20:30:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > If you say ‘squatch’, then the Cool Kids know you’re cool. You’re saying there are people who 1) are convinced Bigfoot is real and 2) are convinced that some Bigfoot believers are really cool? ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/13 "2012-12-07T21:30:26Z")
Watch out for the Canadian Samsquanch. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/14 "2012-12-07T21:33:30Z")
It could be worse. Fear the squck. ---
**Author:** ![solosam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@solosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solosam)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/15 "2012-12-07T21:35:12Z")
Argh! I’ve been seeing those commercials on TV. They make me cringe. The worst part is the guy who, with total conviction, proclaims that multiple sasquatches are walking around in broad daylight. I want to beat him with an empiricism stick. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/16 "2012-12-07T21:41:49Z")
“Squatch” is so last year. The cool kids say “yet” now. Much easier to text. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/17 "2012-12-08T01:00:49Z")
> [@solosam](#): > > Argh! I’ve been seeing those commercials on TV. They make me cringe. > > The worst part is the guy who, with total conviction, proclaims that multiple sasquatches are walking around in broad daylight. I want to beat him with an empiricism stick. Favorite quote “Power lines are like Sasquatch highways!” I’d sooner say Bigfoot than 'Squatch. 'squatch is the ridiculous old Seattle Sonics mascot. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/18 "2012-12-08T14:30:37Z")
What commercials for what are we talking about now? ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/19 "2012-12-08T15:20:37Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > What commercials for what are we talking about now? “Finding Bigfoot” on Animal Planet I believe. It’s very existence is a source of existential angst for some. Including me. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-squatch/643314/20 "2012-12-10T15:27:07Z")
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