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skeevy
skee·vy S5481750 (skē′vē) adj. skee·vi·er, skee·vi·est Slang Offensively disgusting or repulsive; sleazy: "ward off skeevy potential stalkers" (Rachel Kramer Bussel).
[Perhaps from Sicilian schifiu, disgust, or a kindred form in a regional language of southern Italy (influenced by English -y), or from Italian schifo, disgust + -y (schifiu and schifo both ultimately from Old French eschif, ill-tempered, fierce, disliking human contact (of wild animals), of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scēoh, shy).] skeevy
skeevyOffensively or unscrupulously repellant, repugnant, or disreputable. The skeevy salesmen kept trying to pressure me into buying the car, even though we both knew it was a hunk of junk. There's some skeevy guy at the bar who keeps hitting on me whenever I go up for a drink.skeevy (ˈskivi) mod. sleazy and disgusting. That butterface sure looks skeevy. |