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skeeter
skee·ter S0445650 (skē′tər)n. Chiefly Southern US See mosquito. See Note at tater. [Shortening and alteration of mosquito.]skee•ter (ˈski tər) n. Informal. mosquito. [1850–55; by aphesis and resp., with dial. substitution of -er for final -o] Translationsskeeter
skeeterslang A mosquito, based on a colloquial pronunciation of "-squito." Primarily heard in US. That dang place was swarmin' with skeeters. I musta got bit a hundred times!skeeter (ˈskidɚ) n. a mosquito. (Folksy.) A skeeter bit me on the arm. ThesaurusSeeskitter |