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Meaning of "skolly" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKOLLY

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SKOLLY

skolly  [ˈskɒlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKOLLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skolly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SKOLLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skolly in the English dictionary

The definition of skolly in the dictionary is a Coloured hooligan, usually one of a gang.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKOLLY


allycholly
ˈælɪˌkɒlɪ
collie
ˈkɒlɪ
colly
ˈkɒlɪ
dolly
ˈdɒlɪ
folly
ˈfɒlɪ
golly
ˈɡɒlɪ
half-volley
ˈhɑːfˌvɒlɪ
holly
ˈhɒlɪ
jolly
ˈdʒɒlɪ
lolly
ˈlɒlɪ
molly
ˈmɒlɪ
ollie
ˈɒlɪ
polly
ˈpɒlɪ
poly
ˈpɒlɪ
prolly
ˈprɒlɪ
skollie
ˈskɒlɪ
tolley
ˈtɒlɪ
tolly
ˈtɒlɪ
trolley
ˈtrɒlɪ
volley
ˈvɒlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKOLLY

skliff
sklim
skoal
skoff
skokiaan
skol
skolion
skolled
skollie
skolling
skookum
skool
skoosh
skop, skiet en donder
Skopje
Skoplje
skort
skosh
Skr.
skran

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKOLLY

Barclay de Tolly
Connolly
coolly
corn dolly
do the lolly
drolly
ice lolly
knolly
loblolly
sea holly
trolley dolly
wholly
wild and woolly
wittolly
wolly
woolly

Synonyms and antonyms of skolly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skolly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKOLLY

Find out the translation of skolly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skolly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skolly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

skolly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skolly
570 millions of speakers

English

skolly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skolly
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

skolly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

skolly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skolly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skolly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

skolly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak senonoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skolly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skolly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skolly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sampurna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skolly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skolly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लोली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skolly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

skolly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skolly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

skolly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skolly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

skolly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skollie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skolly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skolly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skolly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKOLLY»

The term «skolly» is used very little and occupies the 185.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of skolly
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKOLLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skolly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skolly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skolly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKOLLY»

Discover the use of skolly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skolly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa
Kaplan's Skolly Thestor kaplani Wingspan: 7 26–28 mm 6 27–29 mm. Identification: 1A 7 upper side, 1B 6 upper side, 1C 6 underside. One of the more handsome members of the genus. 7 has golden wing bases and black wingtips. 6 is more ...
Steve Woodhall, 2005
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Cape Town in the Twentieth Century: An Illustrated Social ...
'The skolly is a rubbish in the gangsjfr's mind. I remember once a judge told a gangster. "You're a rubbish, you're a low class, you're a skolly!" And the gangster said: "Ekskies, oubaas, ek is nie 'n skolly nie! Moenic my insult nie.'" George ...
Vivian Bickford-Smith, E. Van Heyningen, Nigel Worden, 1999
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Mindspark
Skolly's fin started waving again and Qe knew they were having an underwater conversation, which his ears could not detect. Trise brought her snout back out of the water. Her eyes swirled so fast they became a deep orange. “It's true that to ...
Karen Daniels, 2011
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The Zaddack Tales Complete Trilogy
Skolly's fin started waving again and Qe knew they were having an underwater conversation, which his ears could not detect. Trise brought her snout back out of the water. Her eyes swirled so fast they became a deep orange. “It's true that to ...
Karen Daniels
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English: Second Edition with ...
skolly* See SKULLY. skully n also scolly, scully, skolly*. A cotton sun-bonnet worn by women for outdoors work; occas a fisherman's homemade sou'wester. 1897 J A Folklore x, 209 Scully—a loose cotton hood worn by the women when ...
W.J. Kirwin, G. M. Story, J.D.A. Widdowson, 1990
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Garibaldi's Ski-Boat
He waited a week before he took the engine down to Skolly at the garage. Skolly stripped it completely, replaced the coil and the condenser, and soon the engine was in working order again. The village knew that the engine was there at ...
Anthony Fleischer, 2003
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Junk
The love story of two runaway teenagers, Gemma and Tar, and their struggles with heroin addiction. Melvin Burgess' most ambitious and complex novel is a multi-faceted and vivid depiction of a group of young people in the grip of addiction.
Melvin Burgess, 2014
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The Forum
molly-coddled. Far from it. Tf a skolly deliberately misbehaves he must lie punished — roughly and summarily, hut fairly. He does not resent it, and the rest of the gang supports the punishment. On • the other hand imprisonment, whippings and ...
‎1952
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Sovereign Bodies: Citizens, Migrants, and States in the ...
The first was “the undesirable class, comprising the “skolly boys,” [. . .] the habitual convict, the ex-convict, the drunkards, and the habitual loafers.” The second class comprised “the farm and the unskilled laborers, the factory workers, and the ...
Thomas Blom Hansen, Finn Stepputat, 2009
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Alex la Guma: A Literary & Political Biography
With the term 'Dead-End' already common currency, the question whether the ' skolly menace' was inextricably linked to 'the exploitation and oppression of the non-European' or simply demonstrated '“the moral weakness” of the Coloured ...
Roger Field, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKOLLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skolly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Custodians, secretaries among those threatening to walk
“Things are not looking very positive and it's rather frustrating that there's not been a lot of movement,” said Heather Skolly, president of CUPE Local 7575, which ... «Wallaceburg Courier Press, Jul 15»
2
News Woodstock & Region
Don Skolly, campus manager for the church, said the fire cause “extensive damage” to a storage shed where there was a new snowblower and generator, the ... «Woodstock Sentinel Review, Jul 15»
3
On Young Thug's 'Slime Season' Mixtape, Production Is Key
“Me and Thug met back in the day, probably '08 or maybe even '07 through one of my partners named Skolly with the music stuff. We were all in the same circle, ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
4
London On Da Track And Young Thug Wrote “Lifestyle” In Their …
Me and Thug met back in the day, probably '08 or maybe even '07 through one of my partners named Skolly with the music stuff. We were all in the same circle, ... «XXLMAG.COM, Oct 14»
5
Candidates face large crowd at Ingersoll
In response to Heather Skolly's question about the parties' education platforms, Hardeman said the Conservatives will continue full-day kindergarten and ... «Ingersoll Times, Jun 14»
6
'Islamic Jew-Hatred': It's NOT in the Quran
looks like I did. my bad. i'll resend it to skolly. maybe after sunday and he has had time to answer your other post. he has a lot on his plate. mike. you got it. hit the ... «Beliefnet, Jun 14»
7
Defense rests in Brandon Bradley trial
The toxicologist, Dr. Susan Skolly, said marijuana can influence risk-taking behavior, prompting an objection from the state and a sidebar conference with the ... «WKMG Orlando, Mar 14»
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Defense: Bradley waived rights while on drugs
Dr. Susan Skolly-Danziger, who reviewed Bradley's records, was the second ... cigars — per day in the two weeks before the shooting, Skolly-Danziger said. «Florida Today, Mar 14»
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Testimoney in Bradley trial focuses on drug use
Toxicologist Dr. Susan Skolly told the jury that Bradley has been smoking ... Much of Skolly's testimony focused on Bradley's alleged excessive use of marijuana. «WFTV Orlando, Mar 14»
10
Woman killed Middlesex County crash remembered
Heather Skolly of CUPE Local 7575 says "So they started having concerns, and starting making calls, to confirm that she was okay. Unfortunately, that wasn't the ... «CTV News, Oct 13»

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