# skite

> English word · Noun · IPA /skaɪt/

## Definitions
1. A sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
2. A trick.
3. A contemptible person.
4. A drinking binge.
5. One who skites; a boaster.
6. A whimsical or leisurely trip.

## Etymology
From Middle English skyt, skytte, skytt, from Old Norse skítr (“dung, faeces”), from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz. Cognate with Old English sċite (“dung”). Doublet of shit and shite.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skite