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skeevies

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

(the skeevies) A feeling of nausea or fear

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, rare, uncountable

Examples

  • The sensation gave Garfield the skeevies. Garfield the movie (book)
  • He definitely gave me “the skeevies.” Peter Jackson releases his adaptation of 'The Lovely Bones, Corsair Feb 1, 2010

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History

Etymology

skeevy, from Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”), Italian schifare (“to disgust, to loathe”), and Italian schifoso (“disgusting, loathsome”).