skeevies

English

noun

Definitions

(informal) (the skeevies) A feeling of nausea or fear

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian schifo (disgust, nausea), schifare (disgust, loathe to disgust, loathe), schifoso (loathsome, disgusting).

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

schifoso

Gloss

loathsome, disgusting

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Property

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Cognates and derived terms

skeeve English
skeeved English
skeevy English
schifare Italian
schifezza Italian
schifiltà Italian
schifo Italian
schifosaggine Italian
schifosamente Italian
schifosità Italian
schifoso Italian
eschiu Old French
*sciuhan Frankish