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Sense: 1-2
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | SQUAT1 |
| Date: | 1900-2000 |
| Origin: | diddlysquat; DIDDLY |
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squat3
1 [countable] a squatting position
2 [countable] British English a house that people are living in without permission and without paying rent : 
She lives in a squat in Camden.
She lives in a squat in Camden.3 [uncountable] American English informal nothing, or nearly nothing. Squat is often used in negative sentences for emphasis : He had a job that paid him squat. You don't know squat about it.
He had a job that paid him squat.You don't know squat about it.