Skell
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Skell is a noun meaning (slang, US, New York) a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.
Meaning
(slang, US, New York) a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.
More Meanings
- (slang, intransitive) To fall off or fall over.
- (slang, US, New York, police jargon) A male suspicious person or crime suspect, especially a street person such as a drug dealer, pimp or panhandler.
Example Sentences
She went skelling over on the ice.
Did you see those two skells lying in the doorway?
Word Forms
- skells
- skel
- skelling
- skelled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include skel, skellum, skellington, skelly, skinner, skelder.
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