I Love Cock Rooster Squishy

The squishy shows a rounded cockerel with a white body. The comb and wattles are bright red, the beak is orange, and two black button eyes look straight at you. At the back sit tail feathers in orange, yellow and red that give the bird its proud stance. The shape is deliberately cartoonish and cuddly rather than realistic, which suits the tongue-in-cheek character of the whole thing.

• Squishy shaped like a plump rooster
• White body with a red comb and red wattles
• Orange beak and black button eyes
• Tail feathers in orange, yellow and red
• Slow-rise foam according to the manufacturer
• Resealable foil bag with a hanging tab

The mix of strong colours and a round silhouette means the rooster gets noticed before anyone has even read the wording on the bag. For a joke gift, that is exactly the point.

The material is slow-rise foam according to the manufacturer. You press down, the rooster gives way and deforms, and once you release it, it takes a moment to return to its original shape. That gentle recovery is what sets it apart from a hard rubber ball that snaps back instantly.

This is why squishies like this end up on desks: squeeze, watch, squeeze again. The maker suggests keeping it on a desk, popping it into a gift bag, using it for Secret Santa, as an office joke or at a hen do. The line printed on the bag sums up the idea: Need a booster? Squeeze ya rooster.

The rooster arrives in a resealable foil bag with a hanging tab. The bag carries the I Love Cock wording, with a heart in place of the word love, plus the description Squishy Stress Toy, the rhyme mentioned above and a symbol marking the item as one for grown-ups.

That means the squishy is already gift-ready when it reaches you. You can hand it over without any wrapping paper at all, because the packaging is where the punchline lives. The hanging tab makes it easy to attach the bag to a gift sack or a decorative string. And since the bag reseals, you can keep the rooster in it between outings.

The maker aims this at adults with a cheeky sense of humour, as a funny gift for men and for women, and above all as a gift for colleagues. It works well as a Secret Santa pick in the office because the joke lands without any explanation.

Birthdays, Christmas and hen dos suit it just as well. The only thing that matters is that the person opening it enjoys a double entendre: anyone who likes a rude pun will laugh, anyone who prefers things prim probably will not. This product is not intended for children.

Put the rooster somewhere visible next to your screen or keyboard. It is a conversation starter, and anyone who picks it up tends to start squeezing without thinking.

For Secret Santa, leave the bag exactly as it comes. The printed wording is half the gift; without it you simply have a foam bird. If you want to stretch the gag, drop the bag into a far too large box.

It also works as a pair: the same series includes a cat squishy, so two people on the same team can unwrap their versions at the same moment.

When the rooster is not in use, slide it back into the resealable bag. That way the printed packaging survives for the next round of jokes.

What exactly is the I Love Cock squishy? It is a novelty squishy for adults shaped like a rooster, made from slow-rise foam according to the manufacturer.

How does the foam feel? You can squeeze and squash the rooster, and afterwards it rises back into shape slowly rather than snapping back at once.

What does the rooster look like? It has a white body, a red comb with red wattles, an orange beak, black button eyes and tail feathers in orange, yellow and red.

What is printed on the packaging? The foil bag shows I Love Cock with a heart instead of the word love, the description Squishy Stress Toy, the rhyme Need a booster? Squeeze ya rooster and a symbol marking it for adults.

Who is this gift for? According to the manufacturer it is for adults with a cheeky sense of humour, for men and women alike and as a gift for colleagues. It is not intended for children.

Which occasions does it suit? Secret Santa, birthdays, Christmas, office jokes and hen dos.