A ludicrous word, nearly equivalent to “chap.”
1850.
| And though Kister, that skeezecks, with Hall at his back | |
| Should come again thieving, they’ll take the wrong track. | |
Frontier Guardian, Oct. 2. |
1856. A correspondent of the Weekly Oregonian, March 29, signs himself “The same old skeezicks.” [See also ‘Dialect Notes,’ i. 62, 218; ii. 147.]
1858. At a meeting in Indiana, a speaker named Long responded to a loud call and took the stand. But a big, strapping fellow persisted in crying out in a stentorian voice, “Long! Long!” This caused a little confusion; but, after some difficulty in making himself heard, the president succeeded in stating that Mr. Long was now addressing them. “Oh! he be d—d!” replied the fellow; “he’s the little skeezicks that told me to call for Long.” This brought down the house.—Washington Evening Star, Nov. (Bartlett).
