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English
Etymology
Blend of Sawyer + Kate.
Proper noun
Skate
- (fandom slang) The ship of characters James "Sawyer" Ford and Kate Austen from the television series Lost.
2010, Robert Dougherty, Lost: It Only Ends Once: An Unofficial Last Look, page 294:But 'Skate' fans ended the series quite disappointed in him, as it seems that even after leaving with Kate, they couldn't be together.
2010, Nikki Stafford, Finding Lost, Season Six, unnumbered page:(I've never subscribed to either of the Kate ships on the show, but even I was almost a Skate convert in that moment.)
2015, James O'Ehley, Erin Willard, editors, The Take2 Guide to Lost: The Ultimate Compendium, unnumbered page:And while, as a Skate fan, I have to admit I was a bit disappointed that my side of the love square ultimately didn't win out (Sawyer ended up with Juliet, Jack ended up with Kate), I have to say I adored this small scene between my couple!
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Skate.
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German
Etymology
From English skate, itself from Dutch schaats.
Pronunciation
Noun
Skate m (strong, genitive Skates, plural Skates)
- a new-fashioned skate
- a rollerblade
- a modern professional speedskate
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