# Where does "SQUEE!" come from?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 14, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493 "2008-07-14T20:45:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/1 "2008-07-14T20:45:09Z")

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It is one of the first things someone says in a kitteh thread.  
I am prone to being inspired to make up words in the presence of a small feline, so maybe that’s it.

My word for Freddie (our new minimog) is BIBBLE!

It just came right out when I first saw him.

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/2 "2008-07-14T20:57:17Z")

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Squee(e . . . ) is the representation of a semi-coherent squeel (\<notice the similarity) of joy. Not everyone gets semi-coherent over pictures of kittens, but most of us get close enough to understand the impulse.

Congratulations on little Bibble and remember to post pictures. So we can squee.

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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/3 "2008-07-14T21:00:09Z")

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What’s a “kitteh” thread?

What’s a “minmog”?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/4 "2008-07-14T21:04:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Yllaria]  
Squee(e . . . ) is the representation of a semi-coherent squeel (\<notice the similarity) of joy. Not everyone gets semi-coherent over pictures of kittens, but most of us get close enough to understand the impulse.

Congratulations on little Bibble and remember to post pictures. So we can squee.  
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I can’t refuse a request like that…

[Pic](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/freddie.jpg)

[Video](http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/?action=view&current=28042008041.flv)

Kitteh = Internet for ‘Kitty’ or Kitten, or Cat.

Minimog = Mini moggie. Moggie is another word for Cat.

edit: I really must photoshop the funk out of his eye.

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**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/5 "2008-07-14T21:15:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Lobsang]  
I can’t refuse a request like that…

[Pic](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/freddie.jpg)

[Video](http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/?action=view&current=28042008041.flv)

Kitteh = Internet for ‘Kitty’ or Kitten, or Cat.

Minimog = Mini moggie. Moggie is another word for Cat.

edit: I really must photoshop the funk out of his eye.  
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Awwwww, that looks like Mini or Moo (the youngest batch of kittens from Mr. Moo Cow, were named Eeny, Meeny, Mini and Moo) – they both have those same markings. I should post some new piccies of the kittens. We still have 7 looking for homes.

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/6 "2008-07-14T21:25:24Z")

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Awww! Not only a cute Bibble pic, but video too. You have certainly come through for us.

Freddie is wonderfully squee-worthy.

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**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/7 "2008-07-14T21:45:25Z")

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Freddie is totally squee worthy. So here it is.

SQUEEE!!

I love the way little kittens walk - it’s like they don’t know how big their feet are. AAAWWWWW.

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/8 "2008-07-14T22:09:31Z")

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Oh, see I thought you had one of [these](http://www.coldwarremarketing.com/gallery.asp) and named it Bibble.

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/9 "2008-07-14T22:10:28Z")

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The first time I ever encountered “squee” in print was in 1964, when a teen-girl-oriented magazine (I think it was _TigerBeat_) called the Beatles “The Sultans of Squee,” referring to the squealing of the young female fans in the audience. I thought “squee” was a hilarious word, and I used it often in the 1960s. I’ve heard it used in reference to various types of fangirls (Trekkers in particular). The association with cats came within the last decade, as I recall. Not only does “squee” describe the reaction to a kute kitteh, but it can also describe the mewling sound that the kitteh makes. Onomatosquoeia.

[Obligatory squee-worthy photo](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/BrownieSnooze.jpg).

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/10 "2008-07-14T22:14:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya]  
Oh, see I thought you had one of [these](http://www.coldwarremarketing.com/gallery.asp) and named it Bibble.  
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Well it would be cool to have one of those! But It would take the GDP of a small country to run it!

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/11 "2008-07-14T22:16:46Z")

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[QUOTE=pinkfreud]  
The first time I ever encountered “squee” in print was in 1964, when a teen-girl-oriented magazine (I think it was _TigerBeat_) called the Beatles “The Sultans of Squee,” referring to the squealing of the young female fans in the audience. I thought “squee” was a hilarious word, and I used it often in the 1960s. I’ve heard it used in reference to various types of fangirls (Trekkers in particular). The association with cats came within the last decade, as I recall. Not only does “squee” describe the reaction to a kute kitteh, but it can also describe the mewling sound that the kitteh makes. Onomatosquoeia.

[Obligatory squee-worthy photo](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/BrownieSnooze.jpg).  
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SQUIBBLE!!

My Kitteh makes a prr joined to a miaow. prrrmaw! prrrmaw!

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**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:** [July 14, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/12 "2008-07-14T22:57:39Z")

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[Squee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squee).

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/13 "2008-07-15T00:41:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Lobsang]  
It is one of the first things someone says in a kitteh thread.  
I am prone to being inspired to make up words in the presence of a small feline, so maybe that’s it.

My word for Freddie (our new minimog) is BIBBLE!

It just came right out when I first saw him.  
[/QUOTE]

Pfft. You can’t fool me. You know damned well what SQUEEE is; you just wanted an excuse to post kitten SQUEEE-inducing kitteh pictures. 😛😃

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-squee-come-from/456493/14 "2008-07-15T02:00:00Z")

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I starts in the back of the throat, and works it’s way to your lips. At this point it leaps across the room at the speed of sound to connect with everybody’s raw nerve.