Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeevies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
skee-vies
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(the skeevies) A feeling of nausea or fear

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

skeevy, from Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”), Italian schifare (“to disgust, to loathe”), and Italian schifoso (“disgusting, loathsome”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: schifo, schifare, schifoso

Usage

Questions

What does skeevies mean?
(the skeevies) A feeling of nausea or fear
Where does skeevies come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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