Skeeve

//ˈskiːv// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A disgusting or loathed person. slang

    "He looked so fucking competent, for a skeeve with greasy blond hair pulled into a ponytail, a beaded headband, and callused bare feet."

Verb
  1. 1
    To disgust or disturb. often, slang, transitive

    "I asked her, one time, if it didn't maybe skeeve her to work for a crud like Duke."

  2. 2
    To be disgusted or disturbed by. slang, transitive

    "His mother is repulsed by his uncle; he has heard her whisper it in the kitchen, "I skeeves him, Charley." She is Italian."

  3. 3
    To be or become disgusted. intransitive, slang

    "I remember Phil telling O'Maurigan after the Schuyler reading he's afraid I won't ever write a book— not because I'm lazy, or don't have the self-esteem, but because I skeeve on stealing."

Example

More examples

"I asked her, one time, if it didn't maybe skeeve her to work for a crud like Duke."

Etymology

Back-formation from skeevy, from Italian.

Related phrases

skeeve out

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