skite

UK: /skəɪt/ US: (skīt)

Inflections of 'skite' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

skites

v 3rd person singular

skiting

v pres p

skited

v past

skited

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

skite¹  (skīt), n. [Scot. and North Eng.]

1. Scottish Terms a quick, oblique blow or stroke;
   a chopping blow.
2. Scottish Terms a joke or prank.
3. Scottish Terms the butt of a joke or prank.
4. Scottish Terms a person whose opinions are not taken seriously;
   one held in mild contempt.

Also, skyte. 

• Scandinavian; compare skeet³
• perh. 1775–85

skite²  (skīt), v.i., skit•ed, skit•ing. [Australian.]

1. British Terms to boast;
   brag.

• origin, originally uncertain

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

skite / skəɪt/ verb

1. (intransitive) to slide or slip, as on ice
2. (transitive) to strike with a sharp or glancing blow

noun

1. an instance of sliding or slipping
2. a sharp or glancing blow

Etymology: 18th Century: of uncertain origin

skite / skaɪt/ verb (intransitive)

1. to boast

noun

1. boastful talk
2. a person who boasts

Etymology: 19th Century: from Scottish and northern English dialect; see skate³