skates

skate

dated slang An irresponsible, disreputable, and dissolute person Primarily heard in South Africa. He's just a useless skate, living in his parents' basement and getting into arguments with people on social media.

skates

A pair of roller, inline, or ice skates. I'm asking for some new skates for Christmas! They only had one pair of skates left, and they kept pinching my feet the whole time I was out on the ice.

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skates

n. shoes. It looks like somebody looged on your skates!

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