Skeeter

Down-home given name

Skeeter is informal for mosquito, mainly in Southern and rural American speech: The skeeters are fierce tonight.

The word mimics the insect's high-pitched whine.

Skeeter also serves as a nickname or given name, typically for men, carrying a folksy or country connotation.

mosquito

bite

Pierce with teeth

proboscis · larvae · buzzing · repellent · netting · standing water · DEET · citronella · welt · annoying

disease

malaria

Mosquito-borne parasitic infection

  • dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
  • ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
  • West NileMosquito-transmitted viral infection

yellow fever · encephalitis · vector · transmission · plasmodium · parasite · fever · epidemic · tropical · infestation

Categories
Opposites
formality of name

SkeeterWilliam

Male given name

Elizabeth · Theodore · Margaret · legal name · proper name

size/stature connotation

SkeeterBear

Name evoking a large mammal

Bull · Goliath · Jumbo · Hulk · Colossus

INSECT PERCEPTION (when referring to mosquito)

Skeeterbutterfly

Winged insect from caterpillar

ladybug · firefly · honeybee · dragonfly · monarch

Family

mosquito, mosquitoes

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G