Meanings
- InternethumorousuncountableAn unspecified but insignificant fictional substance that is perpetually the subject of hostile disagreement.
I don't know what Skub is but I am against it
2008 July 6, James7, Neowin forum, archived from the original on 19 Apr 20204 more examples
Skub is skub. And I'm willing to beat you up over it.
2006 August 4, Varran, Kingdom of Loathing forums, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2020This. I mean, someone will hate skub, someone will love skub, but everyone will be getting skub.
2012 August 8, anonymous author, 4chan, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2020, No.1972, /q/Fuck you, skub has done more for society than you or anyone else who hates skub ever will
2016 September 12, anonymous author, 4chan, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2020, No.2215037, /an/i don't know what WWIII will be fought with, but i know it will be over skub
2019 December 30, Chris Wage (@cwage), Twitter, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2020
Origin
Nonce word from a Perry Bible Fellowship comic by Nicholas Gurewitch, in which two characters (with "Pro Skub" and "Anti Skub" t-shirts) shown brawling over "skub" are juxtaposed with a picture of the "skub", a small tub of cream-like substance. The term was adopted by the users of the imageboard 4chan to mock users who would incessantly argue over inconsequential things. Compare weeaboo, from the same comic series.
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skub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skub
“skub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skub. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skub,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skub.
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