[ skʌɪt ]
informal
■ verb
1》 Austral./NZ boast.
2》 move or glance off a surface quickly and forcefully.
■ noun
1》 Austral./NZ a boaster.
↘boasting or boastfulness.
2》 Scottish a drinking bout.
Origin
C18 (in sense 2 of the verb): perh. of ON origin; cf. skit and blather~ .