skite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
  2. A trick.
  3. A contemptible person.
  4. A drinking binge.
  5. One who skites; a boaster.
  6. A whimsical or leisurely trip.
verb
  1. To boast.
  2. To skim or slide along a surface.
  3. To slip, such as on ice.
  4. To move swiftly; to move in leaps and bounds.
  5. To pop, to quickly or briefly make a trip to.
  6. To drink a large amount of alcohol.
  7. To defecate, to shit.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of skete.

Pronunciation

/skaɪt/ en-au-skite.ogg

Word forms

skite skites skyte skiting skited

Etymology

From Middle English skyt, skytte, skytt, from Old Norse skítr (“dung, faeces”), from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz. Cognate with Old English sċite (“dung”). Doublet of shit and shite.

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