skeevies

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noun

(the skeevies) A feeling of nausea or fear

“The sensation gave Garfield the skeevies. Garfield the movie (book)”

OriginItalian schifo →
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Meanings

nounskeevies (uncountable)
  1. informalrareuncountable(the skeevies) A feeling of nausea or fear

    The sensation gave Garfield the skeevies. Garfield the movie (book)

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    He definitely gave me “the skeevies.” Peter Jackson releases his adaptation of 'The Lovely Bones, Corsair Feb 1, 2010

Origin

  1. Italianschifoso“disgusting, loathsome”
  2. Italianschifare“to disgust, to loathe”
  3. Italianschifo“disgust, nausea”
  4. Englishskeevies

skeevy, from Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”), Italian schifare (“to disgust, to loathe”), and Italian schifoso (“disgusting, loathsome”).

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APA

skeevies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeevies

MLA

“skeevies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeevies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skeevies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeevies.

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