skerrick

skerrick

English

Etymology

Unknown. Originally used in British dialect.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

skerrick (plural skerricks)

1. (now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A very small amount or portion, particularly used in the negative.
   • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 117:

     When he reached this point in his madness, it disabled whatever skerrick of common sense he might have had even to save himself.

   • 2007, Kennedy Warne, Blue Haven, National Geographic (April 2007), 74,

     "And all I can think is that they're seeing a crumb, a skerrick of what it once was".

References

1. James Lambert The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary (Sydney: Macquarie Library) 2004, page 181.

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