What it means
Your squad is your tight-knit group of friends, the crew you roll with through thick and thin. Squad goals describes a friendship so enviable that everyone wants it.
Usage examples
"The whole squad is coming to the beach this weekend."
"Matching outfits with the squad, total squad goals."
"I'm not pulling up unless the squad's there too."
"We started as classmates and somehow turned into a whole squad."
Where it comes from
It starts with squad in the military sense, meaning a small organised unit. By the late 20th century and especially into 2000s pop culture and social media, English speakers flipped it into everyday slang for your close friendship circle, the people you move through life with as a team.
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