The noun skeet in Newfoundland and Labrador English is considered to be a pejorative epithet.
Though it has never been formally defined in the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, it is used as a stereotype to describe someone who is ignorant, aggressive, and unruly, with a pattern of vernacular use of English, drug and alcohol use, and who is involved in petty crime, very similar to the word "chav" used in the UK.
[5] Skeet stereotype is linked to those living in economically poor areas and lower levels of education.
[7] This use of skeet is virtually unknown outside of the province, though people displaying the same characteristics may be referred to as white trash or trailer trash in some areas of Canada and the United States, chav in the United Kingdom, spide in Northern Ireland, or skanger in Ireland.
[4] Sandra Clarke suggests there could be a connection between skeet and Prince Edward Island's skite.