skell
Americannoun
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a person who lives on the streets, sleeps in doorways or subways, etc.; derelict.
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a slovenly person.
Etymology
Origin of skell
First recorded in 1950–55; perhaps shortening of skeleton
Example Sentences
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“I thought they both did. I thought they both had good one-on-one, good skell, good team. Both of them did.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2019
Clemens translates this into the present Frisian of Amrom, which runs thus—"thas hirr döp di ha wi tun iwagen Unthonken mage leat, thiar skell üs Biarner un krassent wurd."
From The Ethnology of the British Islands by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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