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skeeve

[ skeev ]
/ skiv /
Slang.

noun

Also skeever. an immoral or repulsive person.

verb (used with object)

to cause disgust in (often followed by out): This place is so full of mold that it really skeeves me out.
to be disgusted by: people who skeeve public restrooms.

verb (used without object)

to cause disgust or feel disgusted: The mess just made me skeeve.

Words nearby skeeve

skeef, skeena, skeet, skeeter, skeeter hawk, skeeve, skeevy, skeezy, skeg, skeif, skeigh

Origin of skeeve

back formation from skeevy
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