"skillo" meaning in All languages combined

See skillo on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-skillo.ogg Forms: more skillo [comparative], most skillo [superlative]
Etymology: From skill + -o. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|skill|o}} skill + -o Head templates: {{en-adj}} skillo (comparative more skillo, superlative most skillo)
  1. (UK, slang, 1980s-1990s) great, excellent Tags: UK, slang
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          "ref": "1988, Dan Dare II (video game review in Your Sinclair issue 27, March 1988)",
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          "ref": "1990 January, “Competitions”, in Sinclair User, number 94:",
          "text": "Win A Mountain. Ooops, sorry, that should read win a Mountain Bike - gosh wow a brilliant skillo give away if ever there was.",
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          "ref": "2001, Tinman, “Lazy and stupid : Help me do my shopping”, in alt.digitiser (Usenet):",
          "text": "Anyway, I love the Jet Set Radio soundtrack (as well as the game) and in particular the tracks by Guitar Vader. So after a bunch of web browsing I found Guitar Vader are selling their skillo album 'Die Happy' on Mp3.com*^([sic]).",
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