Description:

The term skitrem is generally always used as a noun and its most basic meaning is 'mouse'. People extend it to rats and small rodents in general, which can be confusing.

Because of its connection with 'pikki', or cat, which is used metaphorically as a verb meaning to take advantage of someone or to freeload. the term 'skitrem' has come to mean metaphorically a sucker or a person who is readily taken advantage of when applied metaphorically to a person.

You would say 'na skitrem' for a single mouse, 'nar skitrem' for a small, countable number of mice and 'naz skitrem' for a mass or infestation of mice. Skitrem is always treated as an ordinary, countable object and not as a mass.

Slang: Amongst raiders and slavers, skitrem is a common slang term to refer to potential targets.