skeezix
skeezix Lexical Profile
• noun
American A playfully affectionate term for a child, especially a small, mischievous one; a rascal or scamp.
"Come over here, you little skeezix, and help me sort out these wooden blocks."
American An informal, familiar term of address for a companion, an eccentric older man, or someone whose name is momentarily forgotten.
"Well, what do you think we should do next, old skeezix?"
Word Nuance & Usage
A colloquial, often affectionate term primarily found in older American English, largely popularized by a 1920s comic strip character of the same name.
• Rhymes for skeezix
Word Origin & Etymology
An American slang coinage dating to the mid-19th century, likely formed as a playful nonsense word. It gained massive cultural popularity in 1921 when cartoonist Frank King named a foundling baby 'Skeezix' in his long-running comic strip 'Gasoline Alley'.
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