sketch-ass
North American slang combining 'sketchy' and the intensifying suffix '-ass' to describe something or someone that feels dubious, shady, or not quite right.
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North American slang combining 'sketchy' and the intensifying suffix '-ass' to describe something or someone that feels dubious, shady, or not quite right. It carries a stronger sense of unease than just 'sketchy' alone, suggesting the speaker's gut is telling them to steer clear. Common in casual speech when describing a suspicious deal, a dodgy neighborhood, or a person whose motives seem off.
I'm not buying anything from that sketch-ass guy selling phones out of a gym bag in the parking lot.
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(slang, vulgar, North America) Sketchy; dubious.
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