The Meaning of Skief

Skief is a very…well…skiefy…word the meaning of which can be found on Urban Dictionary and below.
 
Coined by the late, great humourist and absurdist philosopher Sian Chipperfield, ‘skief’ has a plethora of meanings making it suitable for any and every occasion. It is a noun with which to describe a person, but declaring ‘you skief!’ could have many possible meanings, ranging from delight at a person’s genius, disgust, congratulations or ironic mock hatred. It is the most wonderful and versatile word in the world, since it means whatever you want it to.
 
Examples;
‘You Skief!’
‘You are such a skief…’
‘you’re just a skief. And a bit of a scraghead too.’

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