skeeter

[skee-ter]

noun

1. a dialectal variant of mosquito.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skeeter¹

First recorded in 1835–40; by shortening and respelling, with dialectal substitution of -er for final -o

Example Sentences

Forrest Gump is the same as Miss Daisy or Emma Stone’s Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan in “The Help,” only he is the feather we see floating through the air in his movie’s opening credits.

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She added that the “Cousin Skeeter” actor would “mostly be bedridden” as part of his recovery.

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The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said crews first tried to herd the bottlenose dolphin out of Skeeter Island Creek in Cape May Court House, where it was first reported May 16.

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Together they shaped a lush yet spacious sound with echoes of Skeeter Davis and Fleetwood Mac.

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Handy also befriended a 9-year-old girl who appeared in the series “Cousin Skeeter” and, while playing video games in her bedroom, repeatedly tried to kiss her.

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