skeeve
/ˈskiːv/verb, noun
skeeve is spelled S-K-E-E-V-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, skeeve means “To disgust or disturb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skeeve?
| Letters | 6: S-K-E-E-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is skeeve?
Skeeve appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce skeeve?
- /ˈskiːv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-skeeve.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-skeeve.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skeeve
- skeeves present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- skeeving participle, present
- skeeved participle, past
- skeev
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skeeve mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
slangTo disgust or disturb.
- 2
slangTo be disgusted or disturbed by.
- 3
slangTo be or become disgusted.
noun
- 1
slangA disgusting or loathed person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skeeve come from?
From Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”) and Italian schifare (“to find disgusting or loathsome; to loathe”), introduced by Italian immigrants to the United States. Also possibly just a Back-formation from skeevy, similarly from Italian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).