intj
Meaning 1
The sound of a tire screeching
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Standard Lemma guide
skrrt
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Sound
Pronunciation
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[skɹ̩ʔ˥]
intj
Meaning 2
The sound of one quickly turning away from someone/something
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verb
Meaning 3
To speed away to another place by means of a vehicle with tires, or in simulation of it.
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History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Lexicalized from Riverdale Shawty’s feature in the original mixtape version of Waka Flocka Flame’s 2009 song O Let's Do It uttering Even got the spots (Scurt! Scurt!) off the block. Then in late 2013 Chief Keef picked up the interjection, alleged to have circulated sporadically in Afro-American circles since the 1990s, for his piece Chiefin Keef, his line Pull off in that foreign, skrr skrr skrr, she thought she seen a beast, and many other lines in his further career, to be imitated by other rappers of New York and soon the whole world, which embraced it as a fashion symbol printed on apparel.