See skillo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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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:",
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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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Download raw JSONL data for skillo meaning in English (1.9kB)
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