Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skutch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
skutch
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pest; an annoying person or thing; a bother.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Italian scocciare (“to annoy; to bother; to pester”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

skutches (plural) scutch (alternative)

Questions

What does skutch mean?
A pest; an annoying person or thing; a bother.
Where does skutch come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce skutch

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