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I'd stay away from that guy, he looks sketchy.
sketchy 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.
Sketchy by skatefussbus June 13, 2013
Dangerous, esp. with regards to illegality
unsafe,
Buying drugs in a police station parking lot is sketchy.

That's a sketchy bridge, lets not walk across it.
Sketchy 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
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.
sketchy 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.
"Ehhhhh...."
"I agree. Yeah, this is totally sketchy."
sketchy by angryggggg September 19, 2009
when a person is kind of shady, they are sketchy. when you are not sure what a person means by something, that is sketchy too.
It was sketchy when bobby lobby showed up in random places all over the ship, giving people the impression that he was stalking them. gabriela also showed a lot of sketchyness when she said that her skirt made her feel loose.
sketchy by gabriela August 1, 2004