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The sound of a parrot, a baby, or your dignity being violated.

means To utter a loud, harsh, abrupt cryor, by extension, to complain noisily about something.

from A 1820s blend of squall and squeak, born to imitate exactly the racket it names.

Aviation codePilots squawk four-digit transponder codes to controllers.
Slang senseTo squawk means to loudly protest or snitch.
OnomatopoeiaThe word literally sounds like the noise itself.
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