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skite verb [ skʌɪt ]

• boast.
• "she did it just so that she could skite about it"
• move quickly and forcefully, especially when glancing off a surface.
• "rain skited off her coat"

skite noun

• a boaster.
• a period of heavy drinking.
• "he only drank brandy when he was on a skite"
Origin: early 18th century (in skite (sense 2 of the verb)): perhaps of Old Norse origin; compare with skit.


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