squish

squish
it's a nearly perfect word
onomotopoeic
able to be drawn out to match any circumstance:
squish
squeeeeesh
skaweesh
squishsquish

it looks odd if you analyze it

it is nearly impossible to misinterpret the meaning

it conjures up clear images when you say it

and applies to physical and emotional situations: squish a bug, feeling squished in your feelings

can be injected with horror, vehemence, playfulness


and also, many things that have been squished taste better as a result.

so it's not like it's all bad, this squishy business.