The room is squashy.

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Ju

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If the room is so small that we all squash in there.

Can I say :

The room is squashy.

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:up: If people knew you were referring to a room, you could say 'it's a [bit of a] squeeze', but squashy refers to consistency. A ball can be squashy, a sponge is squashy. You'd only get a squashy room in a fairy story, with a giant who might squash rooms. ;-)

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