"skrrt" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: [skɹ̩ʔ˥] [interjection] Forms: MTE [Multicultural-London-English]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Lexicalized from Riverdale Shawty’s feature in the original mixtape version of Waka Flocka Flame’s 2009 song O Let's Do It uttering Even got the spots (Scurt! Scurt!) off the block. Then in late 2013 Chief Keef picked up the interjection, alleged to have circulated sporadically in Afro-American circles since the 1990s, for his piece Chiefin Keef, his line Pull off in that foreign, skrr skrr skrr, she thought she seen a beast, and many other lines in his further career, to be imitated by other rappers of New York and soon the whole world, which embraced it as a fashion symbol printed on apparel. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} skrrt
  1. The sound of a tire screeching Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
    Sense id: en-skrrt-en-intj-0OpNha6W
  2. The sound of one quickly turning away from someone/something Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
    Sense id: en-skrrt-en-intj-XP0544Dl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skrr, skurt, scurt

Verb

IPA: [skɹ̩ʔ˥] [interjection] Forms: skrrts [present, singular, third-person], skrrting [participle, present], skrrted [participle, past], skrrted [past]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Lexicalized from Riverdale Shawty’s feature in the original mixtape version of Waka Flocka Flame’s 2009 song O Let's Do It uttering Even got the spots (Scurt! Scurt!) off the block. Then in late 2013 Chief Keef picked up the interjection, alleged to have circulated sporadically in Afro-American circles since the 1990s, for his piece Chiefin Keef, his line Pull off in that foreign, skrr skrr skrr, she thought she seen a beast, and many other lines in his further career, to be imitated by other rappers of New York and soon the whole world, which embraced it as a fashion symbol printed on apparel. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} skrrt (third-person singular simple present skrrts, present participle skrrting, simple past and past participle skrrted)
  1. To speed away to another place by means of a vehicle with tires, or in simulation of it. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
    Sense id: en-skrrt-en-verb-NWxRN35g Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Multicultural London English, Multicultural Toronto English Disambiguation of African-American Vernacular English: 9 15 75 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 10 87 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 10 21 69 Disambiguation of Multicultural London English: 4 18 78 Disambiguation of Multicultural Toronto English: 4 9 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skrr, skurt, scurt

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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