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sheary .
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Examples
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But what a fearful "skeery" - looking hole that passage was!
My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Talbot Baines Reed 1872
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In addition to their love of melody they were fond of story-telling, and many a night I have slipped off to Mammy Tildy's cabin to sit by her at the kitchen hearth and listen to the weird stories of ghosts and other "skeery" things, until I was afraid to go alone in the dark the very short distance between her door and the porch of our house.
With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon John Allan 1914
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Heathcote's jacket was burst under the arm; Dick bore no scars in his raiment, but his nose was rather on one side and his face was rather grimy; Aspinall was white and hot, and the "skeery" look about his eyes proclaimed he had had almost enough for one day.
Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton Talbot Baines Reed 1872
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When the big, skeery Democrat Party HCR bill goes into effect, and nobody ends up being called in front of the Death Panel, do you think it will be easier or harder to pass more health care bills?
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I hope all those peeing their pants about how them skeery Moooozlims is gonna killusall will consider buying a good set of adult diapers so as to keep the people around them in less misery.
Matthew Yglesias » Remember That Time When Bush Killed Osama? 2009
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I'm firmly convinced that for all the talk of skeery poc lunging after helpless innocents?
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U gawt sum skeery pics, WRR… eben teh crab is skeery!
wait a minit, dat not mai tale - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Him nawt lukked skeery when him wuz neggst tu teh melty buddur awn mai dinnur playt.
wait a minit, dat not mai tale - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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The fact that McSenile is considered "the serious contender" for the white house is skeery enough in and of itself.
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June 5, 2010 at 10:03 pm doze spyderz iz vewy skeery!
Dude, dat waz - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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