skeevy

/ˈskiːvi/

skeevy adjective: disgusting or distasteful.

Adjective

skeevy (comparative skeevier, superlative skeeviest)

(slang) Disgusting or distasteful.
- Carefully holding onto every dirty, skeevy piece of information he collected, he used it in his own best interests to ferret his way into a Vice Presidency1970, Carol Evan, Glad and Sorry Seasons, page 3
- GODZELLA. (After Cinderella has gone.) Mama, can we get a new stepsister? Cinderella is so icky and skeevy.1980, Jerry Chase, Cinderella Wore Combat Boots, page 8

He was huddled in the doorway of this skeevy noodle joint in Binondo, the kind of skeevy joint in a skeevy alley where you wouldn't expect to see a guy like Paco.2013, Jessica Hagedorn, Manila Noir, Akashic Books, →ISBN, page 183:
The idea of hanging out with a skeevy poker player and all of his skeevy friends was not my idea of a good time.2017, Jessica Brody, The Chaos of Standing Still, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 232:

comparative	skeevier
superlative	skeeviest

From Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”) plus English suffix -y. Compare Italian schifoso (“disgusting, loathsome”).

What does skeevy mean?: Skeevy means disgusting or distasteful.
How do you use skeevy in a sentence?: He was huddled in the doorway of this skeevy noodle joint in Binondo, the kind of skeevy joint in a skeevy alley where you wouldn't expect to see a guy like Paco.
What part of speech is skeevy?: Skeevy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce skeevy?: Skeevy is pronounced /ˈskiːvi/.

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