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Where does “skeezy” come from?

skeezy (English) comes from English sleazy, from English Silesia, from Late Latin Silesia.

skeezy (English): Sleazy

Definitions

  1. Sleazy

Ancestry of “skeezy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsleazyMarked by low quality; inferior; inadequate;...
2EnglishSilesia—
3Late LatinSilesia—

Words derived from “skeezy”

  • skeeziness
Every word from Late Latin Silesia →