Etymology
Origin of skeevy
First recorded in 1975–80; probably from Italian schifo “disgust” + -y 1
Example Sentences
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But pitting Naru against a series of pop-up threats — an enraged bear, deadly quicksand, skeevy French fur trappers — is barely a plot.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022
Some of them, Jaff concedes, look a tad skeevy.
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022
After years of portraying characters notable for their sense of somewhat abashed rectitude, he’s virtually unrecognizable as a gleefully skeevy blackmailer.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2020
There ought to be no conflict between the Sherman’s March that the #MeToo movement is currently making through the ranks of skeevy, abusive, powerful men and the liberation Sciortino preaches.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2018
Early in “American Honey,” a charismatically skeevy character named Jake jumps on a checkout stand in a Midwestern discount store to dance to Rihanna’s “We Found Love.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2016
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