skeet

He
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is survived by his widow , Lady Skeet , who resides in Milton Ernest , Bedfordshire .

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skiːt/

Cognate with Scots

Cognate with Icelandic

Cognate with Manx

In summary

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.