Skate

A military term for, dicking around and avoiding working in your shop. Most of the time you are supposed to skate around away from your supervisors and to other shops or the bathroom. Max skate time would be around 15 min.

Hey where's smith at?
I think he's skating in the smoke pit again.
Well if he's going to skate he better have a fucking clipboard

by LostinOregon June 14, 2015

That's skate

Something that is cool or impressive. Often used in a context of surprise in regards to news or information.

May be used in the context of sporting, similar to "that's clutch."

Tom: Did you hear that Karen got married?

Joe: That's skate, bro.

Keanu: Brah, have you seen the movie "Point Break?"

Swayze: That was pretty skate...

by joedavidsonhurricane July 18, 2011

skating

Naval slang, getting out of work, lollygagging

"Man, I skated on that last job"

by Al Brown March 25, 2005

skating

To do meth.

Australian people refer to methamphetamine as ice, therefore the expression.

Oi mate! Why the shaky hands? You haven't been skating, have you?

by suckcup January 01, 2010

skate

Military terminology meaning any service member who avoids his duties.

Private Jones is a real skate. This is the fifth time this month he avoided garbage detail.

by Arnie Schiffer May 12, 2008

Skating

This is a term used in personal ads to refer to wanting to do meth and have sex with someone else.

Looking for a white male to go skating with tonight.

by Ms. Brown February 20, 2016

Skates

A scale to weigh drugs.

"Yo bro did you brings some skates, I wanna make sure this weighs 3.5"

by Alec of the Jungle February 16, 2007