Definition of skeevy

skeevy    

adjective

• gross, creepy; ICKY, etc. Term was common in Brooklyn, NY, USA in the 1950s and 1960s.

  He's so skeevy.

  • See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.

  Last edited on Feb 23 1998. Submitted by Tom D. from Richmond, VA, USA on Feb 23 1998.

notes

• Possibly derived from the Italian "schifoso" / "schifosa", meaning disgusting, filthy, rotten.

  Last edited on Nov 24 2011. Submitted by jules v. from New York 10018, USA on Nov 18 2003.

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nastafied	Definitions include: gross.
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creeper	Definitions include: a weird or disturbed person.
heinous	Definitions include: disgusting.
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trif	Definitions include: shallow. Note: short for "trifling."
blech	Definitions include: exclamation of disgust.
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skeevy ho	Definitions include: a skeevy ho.

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