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Verb: skite  skIt
Usage: Austral, NZ, informal
  1. Show off, esp. with exaggeration
    - boast, tout, swash [archaic], shoot a line [informal], brag, gas [informal], blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade [archaic]
Noun: skite  skIt
Usage: Austral, NZ, informal
  1. Speaking of oneself in a positive way with too much pride or self-indulgence
    - boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation

Derived forms: skited, skites, skiting

Type of: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise [Brit], hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, speech act

Encyclopedia: Skite