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skully

skully noun: a street game in which players attempt to flick caps into a series of squares drawn on the ground.

Noun (1)

skully (countable and uncountable, plural skullies)

  1. (uncountable) A street game in which players attempt to flick caps into a series of squares drawn on the ground.

Noun (2)

skully (plural skullies)

  1. (US, countable, especially African-American Vernacular) A knit cap.
    • My dick so big I use a skully for a jimmy hat1993 February 9, “Tonto”, in Apache Ain't Shit, performed by Apache feat. Nikki D.

Synonyms of skully

Forms of skully

pluralskullies
alternative formskullie

Origin of skully

From skull + -y; (game): from the skulls which are drawn around the center square in the game.

From skull + -y, it being a cap that goes over the head (skull).

Questions about skully

What does skully mean?
Skully means a street game in which players attempt to flick caps into a series of squares drawn on the ground.
What part of speech is skully?
Skully is a noun.
What is the plural of skully?
The plural of skully is skullies.

Words near skully in the dictionary

  1. skulls
  2. skulls and crossbones
  3. skulls-and-crossbones
  4. skullscape
  5. skullscapes
  6. skully
  7. skulpin
  8. skulpins
  9. skum
  10. skummed
  11. skumming

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