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   skite

   /skʌɪt/

   verb

   • 1. boast: Australian, New Zealand "she did it just so that she could skite about it"
   • 2. move quickly and forcefully, especially when glancing off a surface: "rain skited off her coat"

   noun

   • 1. a boaster. derogatory Australian, New Zealand
   • ▪ boasting; boastfulness.
   • 2. a period of heavy drinking: Scottish "he only drank brandy when he was on a skite"

   Word Origin early 18th century (in skite (sense 2 of the verb)): perhaps of Old Norse origin; compare with skit.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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