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'''Squick''' is a term commonly used in discussion about [[fanfiction]] and represents anything that is a deep-seated, visceral turn-off for the reader.  

'''Squick''' is a term commonly used in discussion about [[fanfiction]] and represents anything that is a deep-seated, visceral turn-off for the reader.  

The term was coined on the Usenet group alt.sex.bondage before 1995." <ref>[http://foresmutters.org/squick.html The Foresmutters Project] (accessed December 9, 2009)</ref> It is difficult to know when it attained enough popular use to be reconized in larger fandom spaces, but a fan in 1999 employed in her comments regarding [[The Foresmutters Project]]. <ref> May 1999 at  [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/alt.startrek.creative/foresmutters/alt.startrek.creative/nMGni1V4lO4/svzgAMygVhwJ alt.startrek.creative]; [https://archive.today/OYF0r WebCite] </ref>

The term was coined on the Usenet group alt.sex.bondage before 1995." <ref>[http://foresmutters.org/squick.html The Foresmutters Project] (accessed December 9, 2009)</ref> It is difficult to know when it attained enough popular use to be reconized in larger fandom spaces, but a fan in 1999 employed it in her comments regarding [[The Foresmutters Project]]. <ref> May 1999 at  [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/alt.startrek.creative/foresmutters/alt.startrek.creative/nMGni1V4lO4/svzgAMygVhwJ alt.startrek.creative]; [https://archive.today/OYF0r WebCite] </ref>

Squicks may be shared by many readers or be specific to one; one person's kink may be another person's squick. It is more frequently used when discussing sexually explicit fiction.

Squicks may be shared by many readers or be specific to one; one person's kink may be another person's squick. It is more frequently used when discussing sexually explicit fiction.