skeeve

Feel grossed out

Skeeve means to disgust or creep out, or to feel disgust toward something: That guy totally skeeeves me, I skeeve public restrooms.

As a noun, a skeeve is something or someone disgusting.

The related adjective skeevy describes things that are creepy, sleazy, or off-putting: a skeevy motel, skeevy vibes.

From Italian American slang.

disgust

gross

Total before subtractions

ickyUnpleasantly distasteful
yuckyUnpleasantly disgusting
nauseatingCausing urge to vomit

revolting · repulsive · sickening · queasy · stomach-turning · gag · retch · cringe · squirm · grimace

creepy

creep

Stealthy, slow movement

sleazeTawdry moral quality
pervSlang for deviant
weirdoPeculiar person, dismissively

lurker · lecher · ogler · predatory · unsettling · shudder · heebie-jeebies · willies · skeezy · sketchy

aversion

avoid

Stay away from

recoilBackward force from discharge
shrinkDecrease in size
repelledDrove away forcefully

Opposites

emotional reaction

Draw toward oneself

appeal · entice · allure · delight · charm

cleanliness/purity impression

skeevewholesome

Conducive to well-being

clean · pure · pristine · sanitary · hygienic

social/interpersonal response

skeevetrust

Confidence in another

reassure · comfort · put at ease · take to · welcome

Phrases

skeeved outViscerally repelled or disgusted
skeeve outCause visceral revulsion

Family

skeevy, skeeved

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