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Vinony

skip

noun

  1. break in sound or a jump in a recoding
  2. The act of moving lightly, or jumping
L18447 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. jump over
  2. to miss, omit or avoid
L287 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /skɪp/

name

  1. A male given name from Old Norse.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of skip-level manager.

  1. A skip-level manager; the boss of one's boss.

    “My skip is helpful when my team lead is being uptight.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English skep, skeppe, from Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa, skjappa (“basket, bushel, measure”), perhaps from Middle Low German scheppe (“a unit of weight”), perhaps related to Middle Low German schēpel (“buschel, measurement for grain”), German Scheffel (“bushel”). These could all ultimately be related to *skap (“shape”).

  1. To place an item in a skip (etymology 2, sense 1).