skite

Meaning

Verb

1. (Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand) To boast.
2. (uncommon) To skim or slide along a surface.
3. (Scotland, especially) To slip, such as on ice.
4. To move swiftly; to move in leaps and bounds.
5. To pop, to quickly or briefly make a trip to.
6. (Scotland, slang) To drink a large amount of alcohol.
7. (archaic, vulgar) To defecate, to shit.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
2. A trick.
3. A contemptible person.
4. (Ireland) A drinking binge.
5. (Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand) One who skites; a boaster.
6. (Ireland) A whimsical or leisurely trip.

Noun

Alternative spelling of skete.

Synonyms

con man

talk excitedly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skaɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: skyt

Cognate with Old English: sċite

In summary

From Middle English skyt, skytte, skytt, from Old Norse skítr (“dung, faeces”), from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz. Cognate with Old English sċite (“dung”). Doublet of shit and shite.