Meaning & use

Skeezy

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Informal term for someone or something disreputable, sleazy, or untrustworthy, often in a creepy or morally dubious way.

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There was something skeezy about the way the salesman kept dodging her questions.

They avoided the skeezy motel on the edge of town.

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"Skeezy" is American slang thought to be a blend of "sleazy" and "skanky," popularized in casual speech since the late 20th century.

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