skite

skite
skite “contemptible person,” 1790, earlier “sudden stroke or blow” (1785), perhaps from O.N. skyt-, from skjota “to shoot.”

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  • skite — /skaɪt / (say skuyt) Colloquial –verb (i) (skited, skiting) 1. to boast; brag. 2. to lie: to skite about one s whereabouts. –noun 3. a boast; brag. 4. Also, skiter. a boaster; braggart: *And I wished my mate had never told the tale! / For they… …  

  • skite — I Australian Slang boast, brag (about oneself) II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Deliver a glancing blow viz: Eh ll skite meh hand aff yir puss if yir nae cerfill III Glesga Glossary Slip IV Mid Ulster English to move quickly From Norse skjuta… …   English dialects glossary

  • skite — v. & n. v.intr. Austral. & NZ colloq. boast, brag. n. 1 Austral. & NZ colloq. a a boaster. b boasting; boastfulness. 2 Sc. a drinking bout; a spree (on the skite). Etymology: Sc. & N.Engl. dial., = a person regarded with contempt: cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • skite — skite1 /skuyt/, n. Scot. and North Eng. 1. a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow. 2. a joke or prank. 3. the butt of a joke or prank. 4. a person whose opinions are not taken seriously; one held in mild contempt. Also, skyte. [1775 85; …   Universalium

  • skite — verb a) to boast. b) To skim or slide along a surface …   Wiktionary

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