different between skeeve vs skeeze

English

Etymology

From Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”) or Italian schifare (“to loathe or to disgust”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?v

Verb

skeeve (third-person singular simple present skeeves, present participle skeeving, simple past and past participle skeeved)

1. (slang, transitive, often with out) To disgust or disturb.
2. (slang, transitive) To be disgusted or disturbed by.
3. (slang, intransitive) To be or become disgusted.

Noun

skeeve (plural skeeves)

1. (slang) A disgusting or loathed person.

Related terms

• skeeved
• skeevy

Anagrams

• keeves

English

Alternative forms

• skeez

Pronunciation

Noun

skeeze (plural skeezes)

1. (slang, mildly derogatory) A sleazy or sexually promiscuous person.
   • 2000, "Frank Sinatra", in alt.gossip.celebrities [1]

     Jackie was an old skeeze with an IQ of about 85, and the only thing she was good at, apart from picking out Chanel suits, was lying under men who could put her on easy street.

   • 2002, George Pelecanos, Right as Rain [2]

     “You talkin’ about that skeeze over in the Yard?”

   • 2005, Bridgett, in alt.radio.talk.dr-laura [3]

     In her 1950's ideal, 19 was the age to be married. The entire time they have been dating she has been an adult. DL uses the word teenager for shock value, to make this guy look like a skeeze.

Synonyms

• skank, slut

Derived terms

• skeezy