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skells

skells is the plural of skell.

Meaning of skell

Noun

skell (plural skells)

  1. (New-York, US, slang) a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.
    • Did you see those two skells lying in the doorway?
  2. (New-York, US, jargon, slang) A male suspicious person or crime suspect, especially a street person such as a drug dealer, pimp or panhandler.

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Questions about skells

What is skells the plural of?
Skells is the plural of skell.

Words near skells in the dictionary

  1. skelloch
  2. skelloched
  3. skelloching
  4. skellochs
  5. Skellow
  6. skells
  7. skellum
  8. skellums
  9. skelly
  10. skellying
  11. Skellys

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