Etymology 1
From Middle English skyt, skytte, skytt, from Old Norse skítr (“dung, faeces”), from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz. Cognate with Old English sċite (“dung”). Doublet of shit and shite.
Noun
Skite (plural skites)
(Obsolete) A sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
Example: "He received a skite on the shoulder during the rough game."A trick.
Example: "Pulling a skite on his friends was just part of his mischievous nature."A contemptible person.
Example: "Don’t be such a skite; your attitude is uncalled for."(Ireland) A drinking binge.
Example: "After a long week, they decided to go on a skite to celebrate."(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) One who skites; a boaster.
Example: "He’s such a skite, always bragging about his achievements."(Ireland) A whimsical or leisurely trip.
Example: "We're going on a skite to Dublin."
Verb
skite (third-person singular simple present skites, present participle skiting, simple past and past participle skited)
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) To boast.
Example: "She tends to skite about her travels every chance she gets."(Northern Ireland) To skim or slide along a surface.
Example: "He skited across the ice, barely keeping his balance."(Scotland, slang) To slip, such as on ice.
Example: "Watch out! You might skite on that patch of ice."(Scotland, slang) To drink a large amount of alcohol.
Example: "They skited at the pub until the early hours of the morning."(Archaic, vulgar) To defecate, to shit.
Example: "He quickly skited behind the bushes when nature called."
Derived Terms
skite-the-gutter
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