"skeezy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈskiːzi/ Audio: En-au-skeezy.ogg [Australia] Forms: skeezier [comparative], more skeezy [comparative], skeeziest [superlative], most skeezy [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːzi Etymology: US, 1992. Variant of sleazy, possibly influenced by sketchy (“dubious, unnerving”); alternatively analyzed as blend of sketchy + sleazy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sleazy}} sleazy, {{m|en|sketchy||dubious, unnerving}} sketchy (“dubious, unnerving”), {{blend|en|sketchy|sleazy|nocap=1}} blend of sketchy + sleazy Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} skeezy (comparative skeezier or more skeezy, superlative skeeziest or most skeezy)
  1. (slang) Despicable, tasteless. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-skeezy-en-adj-2iUNq1TF Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 100 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 32
  2. (slang) Sleazy. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-skeezy-en-adj-Wd8-yvFP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: skeeze, skeezer

Inflected forms

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