noun
Meaning 1
A sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
skite
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/skaɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A trick.
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noun
Meaning 3
A contemptible person.
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noun
Meaning 4
A drinking binge.
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Usage: Ireland
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noun
Meaning 5
One who skites; a boaster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand
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noun
Meaning 6
A whimsical or leisurely trip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland
Examples
- We're going on a skite to Dublin.
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative spelling of skete.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 8
To boast.
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Usage: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand
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verb
Meaning 9
To skim or slide along a surface.
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Usage: uncommon
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verb
Meaning 10
To slip, such as on ice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, especially
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verb
Meaning 11
To move swiftly; to move in leaps and bounds.
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verb
Meaning 12
To pop, to quickly or briefly make a trip to.
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verb
Meaning 13
To drink a large amount of alcohol.
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Usage: Scotland, slang
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verb
Meaning 14
To defecate, to shit.
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Usage: archaic, vulgar
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History
Etymology
From Middle English skyt, skytte, skytt, from Old Norse skítr (“dung, faeces”), from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz. Cognate with Old English sċite (“dung”). Doublet of shit and shite.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: whakatāwāhi — to boast