As nouns the difference between sneeze and skeeze
is that sneeze is an act of sneezing while skeeze is (slang|mildly|pejorative) a sleazy or sexually promiscuous person.
As a verb sneeze
is to expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
sneeze
English
Verb
To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
To expel air as if the nose were irritated.
Synonyms
* (to expel air as a reflex) (medicine) sternutate
Derived terms
* nothing to sneeze at
Synonyms
* (medicine) sternutation
* (medicine) ptarmus
skeeze
English
Alternative forms
* skeez
Noun
(
en noun)
(slang, mildly, pejorative) A sleazy or sexually promiscuous person.
Synonyms
* skank, slut
Derived terms
* skeezy
Quotations
* 2000, "Frank Sinatra", in alt.gossip.celebrities [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/msg/1ca1a86244ecf841?dmode=source&hl=en]
*: Jackie was an old skeeze with an IQ of about 85, and the only thing she was good at, apart from picking out Chanel suits, was lying under men who could put her on easy street.
* 2002, George Pelecanos, Right as Rain [http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0446610798&id=8fWhEX9XBhQC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&sig=fNWI6rF9Qa4MtPpUL0bYXBLGijo]
*: “You talkin’ about that skeeze over in the Yard?”
* 2005, Bridgett, in alt.radio.talk.dr-laura [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.radio.talk.dr-laura/msg/5d9971dedc6c1713?dmode=source]
*: In her 1950's ideal, 19 was the age to be married. The entire time they have been dating she has been an adult. DL uses the word teenager for shock value, to make this guy look like a skeeze . 