skite

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or skyte

[ skahyt ]
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nounScot. and North England.
  1. a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.

  2. a joke or prank.

  1. the butt of a joke or prank.

  2. a person whose opinions are not taken seriously; one held in mild contempt.

Origin of skite

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1775–85; perhaps <Scandinavian; cf. skeet3

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Other definitions for skite (2 of 2)

skite2
[ skahyt ]

verb (used without object),skit·ed, skit·ing.Australian.
  1. to boast; brag.

Origin of skite

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Origin uncertain

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How to use skite in a sentence

  • "Then none o' your skite, mate," said Bill, knocking out a clay pipe against his heel.

    The Boss of Taroomba | E. W. Hornung
  • Therefore be assured that to-morrow I will make this vain-glorious Englishman to skite vinegar before all the world.

  • I knows ye is honest now, an' don't skite when ye doesn't know.

    In Search of El Dorado | Alexander MacDonald
  • 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.

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

British Dictionary definitions for skite (1 of 2)

skite1

/ (skəɪt) Scot /


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

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

noun
  1. an instance of sliding or slipping

  2. a sharp or glancing blow

  1. on the skite or on a skite Scot and Irish on a drinking spree

Origin of skite

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C18: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for skite (2 of 2)

skite2

/ (skaɪt) Australian and NZ informal /


verb(intr)
  1. to boast

noun
  1. boastful talk

  2. a person who boasts

Origin of skite

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C19: from Scottish and northern English dialect; see skate ³

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