This expression was first coined in reference to hastily drawn out, or sketched, building/construction plans, which were uncertain at best and disastrous at worst. The overall thread of meaning is the same, but now applies to morality/legality. On the overall continuim of goodness, things progress, in order: safe, sketchy, shady, outright criminal.
Getting wasted and gambling away half your paycheck in Nevada may be legal, but its definitely sketchy.
by Al February 26, 2004
Get the sketchymug. by notafanofsketchypeople November 16, 2004
Get the sketchymug. Adj- Shady; what the situation becomes when someone has taken too much speed Speed; unsafe; unreliable; not trustworthy
Noun-Sketchball- A person who has taken too much Extacy who cannot make safe decisions and is no longer reliable or trustworthy; A shady character
Noun-Sketchball- A person who has taken too much Extacy who cannot make safe decisions and is no longer reliable or trustworthy; A shady character
New York alleys at night are so sketchy.
There is no way in hell I'm going to give my new Mercades to that sketchball.
The wooden rollercoaster at the theme park in Colorado was really sketchy.
There is no way in hell I'm going to give my new Mercades to that sketchball.
The wooden rollercoaster at the theme park in Colorado was really sketchy.
by lastchance1291 April 19, 2006
Get the sketchymug. An adjective used to describe anything questionable or foreign in relation to one's comfort zone. Commonly used by teenagers in a-town to describe other people they find shady. Not to be confused with sketch, the form of the word used by many teens in McLean.
The dark alley was most sketchy.
by lorlila March 21, 2005
Get the sketchymug. Acting in a manner that is erratic, unpredictable, or untrustworthy; accompanied by paranoia, nervousness, and fidgeting - usually associated with meth users.
by Ryjin June 27, 2005
Get the sketchymug. by tizzle dogg December 17, 2010
Get the sketchymug. by j kobes July 08, 2006
Get the sketchymug.