"skollie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skollies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans skollie, from Dutch schoelje, from Middle Dutch schoelie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|skollie}} Afrikaans skollie, {{der|en|nl|schoelje}} Dutch schoelje, {{der|en|dum|schoelie}} Middle Dutch schoelie Head templates: {{en-noun}} skollie (plural skollies)
  1. (slang, South Africa) A hoodlum, a petty criminal. Tags: South-Africa, slang Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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