Skollie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hoodlum, a petty criminal. South-Africa, slang

    "‘You check my records, okay? You'll see. Always, every week, some bergie or skollies causing trouble for me. What are my customers supposed to do?’"

Example

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"‘You check my records, okay? You'll see. Always, every week, some bergie or skollies causing trouble for me. What are my customers supposed to do?’"

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans skollie, from Dutch schoelje, from Middle Dutch schoelie.

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