"skeng" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skengs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛŋ Etymology: From Caribbean pidgin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} skeng (plural skengs)
  1. (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica, UK, MLE) A weapon, especially a gun or a knife. Tags: Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, UK, slang

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2016 June 28, “Hazards”, Loski (lyrics)performed by Loski",
          "text": "Man still money dance in the bando / L1 in the cut two rambos / I love skengs and peds, violence no meds / They say one-fifty but it's one-four-six, true there friend dem dead",
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          "text": "Man still money dance in the bando / L1 in the cut two rambos / I love skengs and peds, violence no meds / They say one-fifty but it's one-four-six, true there friend dem dead",
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