Skeeter
name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mosquito. US, informal
"One day brought the rain and the rain stayed on And the swamp water overflowed. Skeeters and the fever grabbed the town like a fist Doctor Jackson was the first to go."
Verb
- 1 To skitter.
"The tire bumped on gravel, skeetered across the road, crashed into a barrier and popped me like a cork onto pavement."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A popular nickname for individuals with various different first names. Southern-US
Synonyms
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More examples"One day brought the rain and the rain stayed on And the swamp water overflowed. Skeeters and the fever grabbed the town like a fist Doctor Jackson was the first to go."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Clipping of a variant pronunciation of mosquito. Compare tater, mater.
Etymology 2
From skeeter (mosquito).
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