skollie
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans [Term?].
Noun
skollie (plural skollies)
- (slang, South Africa) A hoodlum, a petty criminal.
- 2008, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland, Jacana Media, →ISBN, page 103:
- ‘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?’
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References
- 1978: A Dictionary of South African English: Editor Jean Branford.
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