skite

¹ American  

[skahyt] / skaɪt /

Or skyte

noun

Scot. and North England.

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.

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skite ² American  

[skahyt] / skaɪt /

verb (used without object)

Australian.

skited, skiting

1. to boast; brag.

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skite ¹ British  

/ skəɪt /

verb

1. (intr) to slide or slip, as on ice

2. (tr) to strike with a sharp or glancing blow

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noun

1. an instance of sliding or slipping

2. a sharp or glancing blow

3. on a drinking spree

skite ² British  

/ skaɪt /

verb

1. to boast

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noun

1. boastful talk

2. a person who boasts

Etymology

Origin of skite¹

1775–85; perhaps < Scandinavian; cf. skeet ³

Origin of skite²

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

P'r'aps we 'ave 'ad some skite knocked out, an' p'r'aps we see more clear, But seems to us there's plenty cleanin'-up to do round 'ere.

From Digger Smith by Gye, Hal

"Perhaps you think I'm off on the skite again, but I'm not."

From In Accordance with the Evidence by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

His "skite" had cost him a good deal of money, and he intended to make good some of the loss by economising on his marriage.

From In Accordance with the Evidence by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

There is no need of wiping one's tail, said Gargantua, but when it is foul; foul it cannot be, unless one have been a-skiting; skite then we must before we wipe our tails.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

"Yes, the little skite and the ould sukee, the mawther," said Kisseck.

From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir