skeet

English

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːt

Etymology 1

Pseudo-archaic alteration of shoot, perhaps with reference to Old Norse skjóta.[1]

Noun

skeet (countable and uncountable, plural skeets)

  1. (uncountable) A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
  2. (countable, poker) A hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and two other cards lower than 9.
  3. (uncountable, slang, African American Vernacular) The ejaculation of semen.
  4. (nautical) A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel and formerly to wet the sails or deck.
  5. (countable, Newfoundland, slang) A loud, disruptive and poorly educated person.
Translations

Verb

skeet (third-person singular simple present skeets, present participle skeeting, simple past and past participle skeeted)

  1. To shoot or spray (used of fluids).
  2. (African American Vernacular) To ejaculate.
Quotations
  • 2004, Carson McCullers, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
    ‘Aoow! You skeeted the water right in my ear. It’s busted my eardrum. I can’t even hear.’
    ‘Gimme here. Let me skeet some.’
  • 2004, Camika C Spencer, He Had It Coming
    When her left hook connected with his nose, blood skeeted out and stained her top.
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Etymology 2

Noun

skeet (uncountable)

  1. (Isle of Man) news or gossip

Verb

skeet (third-person singular simple present skeets, present participle skeeting, simple past and past participle skeeted)

  1. (Isle of Man) to look through the front windows of somebody else's house

References

  1. "skeet." Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 01 Jun. 2013. Dictionary.com article.

Anagrams


Manx

Noun

skeet

  1. A creeping, sneaking fellow.
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