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