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SKITE
Etymology 1
Noun
skite (plural skites)
(obsolete) A sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
A trick.
A contemptible person.
(Irish) A drinking binge.
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) One who skites; a boaster.
Verb
skite (third-person singular simple present skites, present participle skiting, simple past and past participle skited)
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) To boast.
(Northern Ireland) To skim or slide along a surface.
(Scotland, slang) To slip, such as on ice.
(Scotland, slang) To drink a large amount of alcohol.
(archaic, vulgar) To defecate, to shit.
Etymology 2
Noun
skite (plural skites)
Alternative spelling of skete
Anagrams
• Kites, kites, steik, stike, tikes
Source: Wiktionary
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