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Squawk

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1875, OED Evaluation: U.S. slang.

To complain, protest.

ExampleMeaning
They never squawked about it too much.
To complain, protest.
Speaker: Lucianno Bananno, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 83, Interview: 2010, Timmins
ExampleMeaning
But the people were squawking like hell it's- pollute the water one-thing-or-another.
To complain, protest.
Speaker: Gary Mulligan, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 82, Interview: 2011, Kirkland Lake
ExampleMeaning
I guess you-know now they likely squawk and complain but-
To complain, protest.
Speaker: Rebecca Miller, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 73, Interview: 2013, Beaverton
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