skell

[skel]

skell

[skel]
noun Slang.
1.
a homeless person who lives on the streets, sleeps in doorways or subways, etc.; derelict.
2.
a slovenly person.

Origin:
1950–55; perhaps shortening of skeleton
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Skell is always a great word to know.
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to refuse to serve at a bar or restaurant; to be thrown out of or forbidden from an establishment
an obnoxious or contemptible person
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