Tuam/Galway slang for shoes

It is pronounced Shkates with a softer A to emphasize that you are talking about shoes and not roller skates or ice skates

Comparable to other slang words like Crepes which also refer to shoes and not a type of french pancake
Person 1: Sham, those are some fresh new skates
Person 2: Thanks man, they're fresh out the box too
Person 1: Where can I get some J1s like that
Person 2: Sure you can get them anywhere online for a good price if you search hard enough!
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A person that goes person to person during relationships is often called a skate
Oh you saw Brianna she’s such a
Skate she just dated Alex now Tommy and is back with Jermey.. skate
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A scale usually used for measuring narcotics
Him: I just got it fam u got skates
Jim: yeah I’ll bring it through
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a skate skank is a someone who only goes after skaters. like a puck slut is for hockey players, a skate skank is for skaters
didn’t you hear? she’s a total skate skank, you’re definitely not her type.
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Very Quick, Very Agile Skaters who make nifty moves and always fin.
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