"Skate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Sawyer + Kate. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Sawyer|Kate}} Blend of Sawyer + Kate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Skate
  1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters James "Sawyer" Ford and Kate Austen from the television series Lost. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Heterosexual ships (fandom), Lost (TV series) Derived forms: Skater

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