Meaning & use
skite
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To boast or brag about oneself or one's achievements.
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He's always skiting about his new car to anyone who will listen.
Nobody likes a skite who never lets others get a word in.
A note on using this word
Skite is chiefly used in New Zealand, Australian, and Scottish English, and is rarely heard in American speech; as a noun it can also mean a boaster.
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2. noun
A person who boasts or brags.
He's a real skite when it comes to his golf handicap.
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