squaffle

English

Etymology 1

Blend of squash +‎ waffle

Noun

squaffle (plural squaffles)

1. A slice of squash impressed with a grid pattern in the manner of a waffle.
   • 2017 January 16, Imogen Blake, “'Stop the world, I want to get off': Shoppers ridicule Waitrose and Sainsbury's for bizarre new health foods like butternut squash waffles and riceless risottos”, in Daily Mail:

     But others say the new 'squaffles' and 'mushottos' are one step too far, and called for an end to the veggie carb trend.

   • 2018 January 10, Helena Horton, “Marks and Spencer pulls its cauliflower 'steak' as supermarkets urged to cut down on trendy pre-prepared 'clean eating' veg”, in The Telegraph:

     Other supermarkets quickly jumped on board as more consumers decided to try 'clean eating' and veganism, with Sainsbury's attributing its 2016 sales rise to its new pre prepared vegetable range including “squaffles” - butternut squash waffles - broccoli 'rice' and courgetti.

   • 2018 September 26, Susan Clotfelter, “Once you think of a waffle iron as an indoor grill, you're off to creativity-land”, in The Denver Post:

     Remove the squaffles as they are cooked to the pre-heated casserole dish.

Etymology 2

Blend of squabble +‎ scuffle

Noun

squaffle (countable and uncountable, plural squaffles)

1. Quarreling that is a manifestation of infighting.
   • 1975, Freedom Fighters Association, Souvenir:

     But unfortunately the petty quarrels and squaffles, the indiscipline and rivalry which slowly crept into the ranks, in the following years, brought down the enthusiasm and paved the way for groupism.

   • 1988, The Vedanta Kesari - Volume 75, page 231:

     And then arises contention and squaffle.

   • 1993, S. W. R. de A. Samarasinghe, The Second South Asian Dialogue 1992: A Report, page 42:

     He failed to realise that the political squaffles in his country during 1948-58 were not an essential uncomitant of Parliamentary rule but resulted from an inadequate theory of estate and the studied attempts by the custodians of power to circumvent the principle of majority rule.

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