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skeeve.

To disgust or disturb.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈskiːv/

  1. To disgust or disturb.

    often · slang · transitive

  2. To be disgusted or disturbed by.

    slang · transitive

  3. To be or become disgusted.

    intransitive · slang
Where this word comes from

From Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”) and Italian schifare (“to find disgusting or loathsome; to loathe”), introduced by Italian immigrants to the United States. Also possibly just a Back-formation from skeevy, similarly from Italian.

noun/ˈskiːv/

  1. A disgusting or loathed person.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”) and Italian schifare (“to find disgusting or loathsome; to loathe”), introduced by Italian immigrants to the United States. Also possibly just a Back-formation from skeevy, similarly from Italian.

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