: squab entry 2 sense 1a(1) a squabbed and thoroughly unattractive figure.

What is a squab in slang?

1a : couch. b : a cushion for a chair or couch.

Where does the word squab come from?

The term is probably of Scandinavian origin; the Swedish word skvabb means "loose, fat flesh". It formerly applied to all dove and pigeon species, such as the wood pigeon, the mourning dove, the extinct-in-the-wild socorro dove, and the now extinct passenger pigeon, and their meat.