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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Word of the Day

7 March 2025

INTERTRIGO

(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)


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