skeet.
A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
Meaning & usage
A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
A hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and two other cards lower than 9.
The ejaculation of semen.
A young working-class person who may be loud, disruptive and poorly educated.
Where this word comes from
Pseudo-archaic alteration of shoot, perhaps with reference to Old Norse skjóta; compare Scots skite (“to dart, to shoot”). The name for a form of trapshooting is attested from the 1920s, see quotations below. Senses related to ejaculation of semen likely derive from this, but compare also squirt, skite, or scoot. The word skeet is attested in reference to working class persons in US English from the 19th century, or the Newfoundland and Labrador regionalism may derive from other terms such as skite or skeeter; see quotation below.
To shoot or spray.
To ejaculate.
Where this word comes from
Pseudo-archaic alteration of shoot, perhaps with reference to Old Norse skjóta; compare Scots skite (“to dart, to shoot”). The name for a form of trapshooting is attested from the 1920s, see quotations below. Senses related to ejaculation of semen likely derive from this, but compare also squirt, skite, or scoot. The word skeet is attested in reference to working class persons in US English from the 19th century, or the Newfoundland and Labrador regionalism may derive from other terms such as skite or skeeter; see quotation below.
A long-handled shovel or scoop.
A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel and formerly to wet the sails or deck.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Compare Icelandic skeið (“spoon”), from Old Norse skeið (“a sheath”). Attested from the 15th century; see quotation below.
To wet the sails or deck of a vessel.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Compare Icelandic skeið (“spoon”), from Old Norse skeið (“a sheath”). Attested from the 15th century; see quotation below.
news or gossip
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Compare Manx skeetagh (“nosy”, adverb). Compare also English peek (“to look slyly; a quick glance”, verb or noun) or skit (“to caper; to be skittish”, verb).
to spy through the front windows of somebody else's house
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Compare Manx skeetagh (“nosy”, adverb). Compare also English peek (“to look slyly; a quick glance”, verb or noun) or skit (“to caper; to be skittish”, verb).
A post on the Bluesky social media platform.
Where this word comes from
Blend of sky + tweet, from the resemblance to tweets posted on Twitter. Strongly discouraged by CEO Jay Graber.
To create a skeet.
Where this word comes from
Blend of sky + tweet, from the resemblance to tweets posted on Twitter. Strongly discouraged by CEO Jay Graber.
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