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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 [[fanworks]] or media that describes anything that is a deep-seated, visceral turn-off for the fan.  

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>

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 fans or be specific to one; one person's [[kink]] may be another person's squick. It is more frequently used when discussing sexually [[explicit]] works or ones involving forms of violence.

For example, some readers may have an [[Embarrassment Squick|embarrassment squick]], and do not enjoy reading stories where a character is embarrassed or in an awkward situation. To quote [[User:Vee]],{{quotation|

For example, some fans may have an [[Embarrassment Squick|embarrassment squick]], and do not enjoy works where a character is embarrassed or in an awkward situation. To quote [[User:Vee]],{{quotation|

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]]."