v. & n.
--v.intr. Austral. & NZ colloq. boast, brag.
--n.
1. Austral. & NZ colloq. a a boaster. b boasting; boastfulness.
2 Sc. a drinking-bout; a spree (on the skite).
Etymology: Sc. & N.Engl. dial., a person regarded with contempt: cf. BLATHERSKITE