skelm

/ (ˈskɛləm) /


noun
  1. Southern African informal a villain or crook

Origin of skelm

1
Afrikaans

Words Nearby skelm

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How to use skelm in a sentence

  • Oom Leeuw crept up slowly, quietly, like a skelm, behind Brother Bullfrog.

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