Squishy

A humorous term that denotes every character that is not a primary Warrior, especially all spellcaster professions. Squishies don't get to wear any highly protective armor: they are "soft" targets and therefore susceptible to damage. The antonym of a squishy is a "tank".

Based on armor level, Elementalists, Monks, Ritualists, Necromancers, and Mesmers are the most "squishy" professions.

Additionally, this can refer to a less than desirable PvE encounter (or "hit"), where AI foes slip past the well-defended tank characters and attack the soft caster targets, resulting in a "Squishy Hit" as opposed to a "Good Hit" where the foes "Lock" onto the tanks and can be held. "Squishy hits" are a more common occurence, and more dangerous, in higher level areas such as The Underworld and the Fissure of Woe