noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
2. 2
   gull-like jaeger of northern seas wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To steal, or borrow without permission. slang, transitive

   "We skua crew mess pastries and cheese, skua toe warmers, gloves. I skuaed her chocolate. Can't help it."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bonxiejaegerjaegerseahawk

Example

More examples

"We skua crew mess pastries and cheese, skua toe warmers, gloves. I skuaed her chocolate. Can't help it."

Etymology

From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.

Related phrases

Arctic skuapomarine skuapomatorhine skua

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.