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Among my kind, "watch from the hall" is what we call the embarrassment squick, because it's so bothersome you can't even watch it through your fingers and have to leave the room when it's happening.}} Although squick in its original use conveys an ''intensely'' adverse reaction, through [[Fannish Drift|fannish drift]] its meaning has been diluted so that today it may also be used to mean "stuff I don't want to write, read, or receive in a [[Gift Exchange|gift exchange]]."

Among my kind, "watch from the hall" is what we call the embarrassment squick, because it's so bothersome you can't even watch it through your fingers and have to leave the room when it's happening.}} Although squick in its original use conveys an ''intensely'' adverse reaction, through [[Fannish Drift|fannish drift]] its meaning has been diluted so that today it may also be used to mean "stuff I don't want to write, read, or receive in a [[Gift Exchange|gift exchange]]."

In the 2010s, the term seems to be less popular, to the point where a 2016 Tumblr post lamented the loss of the "old fandom term".<ref name="desertneon1"/> On the other hand, the post generated over 25,000 notes, so maybe rumors of ''squick'''s death are greatly exaggerated.  

In the 2010s, the term appeared to be less popular, to the point where a 2016 Tumblr post lamented the loss of the "old fandom term".<ref name="desertneon1"/> On the other hand, that post has generated over 38,000 notes, so maybe rumors of ''squick'''s death are greatly exaggerated.  

==Origin==

==Origin==