skeeter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of skeeter
First recorded in 1835–40; by shortening and respelling, with dialectal substitution of -er for final -o
Example Sentences
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When Annie takes a job at a nightclub in Memphis, she says of its penny-pinching owner: “The man was tight as a skeeter’s teeter.”
From Los Angeles Times
Affectionately nicknamed Jet Blue, the 2-year-old dog officially moved in with Officer Skeeter Black and his family on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times
Forrest Gump is the same as Miss Daisy or Emma Stone’s Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan in “The Help,” only he is the feather we see floating through the air in his movie’s opening credits.
From Salon
She added that the “Cousin Skeeter” actor would “mostly be bedridden” as part of his recovery.
From Los Angeles Times
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said crews first tried to herd the bottlenose dolphin out of Skeeter Island Creek in Cape May Court House, where it was first reported May 16.
From Seattle Times
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