by j kobes July 8, 2006

Describes behavior that is erratic as a result of the use of rave/circuit party drugs (such as methamphetamine, ecstasy, ketamine, or less frequently gammahydroxybutyrate), or describes the person who exhibits the behavior.
by CircuitDaddy February 4, 2004

by Rawar August 5, 2005

Originated as a skateboarding term, meaning "sloppy landing". Now commonly used as "uncertain, unfriendly, creepy, unsafe".
1. That trick was sketchy. I'm going to re-do it.
2. This neighborhood looks sketchy, let's get out of here.
3. He looks kind of sketchy, I don't think I can trust him.
2. This neighborhood looks sketchy, let's get out of here.
3. He looks kind of sketchy, I don't think I can trust him.
by skatefussbus June 13, 2013

Buying drugs in a police station parking lot is sketchy.
That's a sketchy bridge, lets not walk across it.
That's a sketchy bridge, lets not walk across it.
by Chuck March 31, 2003

A riff on the archaic definition of sketch:
1. A hasty or undetailed drawing or painting often made as a preliminary study.
An outline, where not all of the elements are completely clear or known; can refer to a person, place, object or experience; frequently refers to a shady element, something hidden and potentially dangerous; often refers to being up too long on speed and the loss of clarity that comes with sleep deprivation
1. A hasty or undetailed drawing or painting often made as a preliminary study.
An outline, where not all of the elements are completely clear or known; can refer to a person, place, object or experience; frequently refers to a shady element, something hidden and potentially dangerous; often refers to being up too long on speed and the loss of clarity that comes with sleep deprivation
Are you sure you want to give your car keys to Patrick, he seems a little sketchy.
Gurl, I was fine on day three, but day four was a little sketchy.
Angel is full-on sketchy; she would steal the teeth out of your grandmother’s mouth if she thought she wouldn’t get caught.
Gurl, I was fine on day three, but day four was a little sketchy.
Angel is full-on sketchy; she would steal the teeth out of your grandmother’s mouth if she thought she wouldn’t get caught.
by Pop Tart January 12, 2005

Something that just doesn't feel right. If it makes you bob your head side to side, squint, and say, "ehhhhhh", then it's probably sketchy.
by angryggggg September 19, 2009
