Sketchy, meaning creepy, alarming, or suspicious, probably grew out of older uses such as sketchy details for something unclear or poorly explained, and from colloquial sketchy for insubstantial or imperfect. After our earlier look at the word, Gwen...
Sketchy, meaning creepy, shady, or possibly dangerous, was all over Katie’s Portland, Oregon, college campus, in phrases like a sketchy part of town and playful extensions such as Sketchyville and Sketchy McSketcherson. This slang sense shows up by...
