Definition of skeevy
skeevy 
adjective
- gross, creepy; ICKY, etc. Term was common in Brooklyn, NY, USA in the 1950s and 1960s.
He's so skeevy.
- See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.
Last edited on Feb 23 1998. Submitted by Tom D. from Richmond, VA, USA on Feb 23 1998.
notes
- Possibly derived from the Italian "schifoso" / "schifosa", meaning disgusting, filthy, rotten.
Last edited on Nov 24 2011. Submitted by jules v. from New York 10018, USA on Nov 18 2003.
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