When a habitually low-performing sportsteam suddenly, often unexpectedly hits a long winning streak, defeating traditional powerhouse teams. Synonymous with "Cinderella Story."
No one is surprised when Alabama Crimson Tide rolls up football wins season after season, but interest heightens when funbeatens like the 2006 Boise State Broncos or the 2017 UCF Knights shock the nation with a start-to-finish winning record.
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."