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skite

Pronunciation: /skʌɪt/

informal
Definition of skite

verb

[no object]
  • 1Australian/NZ boast:she did it just so that she could skite about it
  • 2 [with adverbial of direction] move quickly and forcefully, especially when glancing off a surface:rain skited off her coat

noun

  • 1Australian/NZ a boaster.
    [ mid 19th century: from Scots and northern English dialect, denoting a person regarded with contempt; compare with blatherskite]
  • [mass noun] boasting; boastfulness.
  • 2Scottish 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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