Usually means: Deceitful person; often a rascal.
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  1. skellum: Merriam-Webster
  2. skellum: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. skellum: Collins English Dictionary
  4. skellum: Wordnik
  5. skellum: Wiktionary
  6. skellum: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. skellum: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. skellum: Dictionary.com
  9. Skellum: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. skellum: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Skellum: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. skellum: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. skellum: FreeDictionary.org
  14. skellum: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  15. skellum: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. Skellum: Wordnik

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  1. Skellum: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (obsolete, UK) A scoundrel.
▸ noun:  (South Africa) A rogue.

Similar:
skelm, skell, skollie, schelm, skel, skellington, schellum, tsotsi, skaapie, skelly, more...

Opposite:
upright, honest, decent, law-abiding, virtuous



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Similar:
skelm, skell, skollie, schelm, skel, skellington, schellum, tsotsi, skaapie, skelly, more...

Opposite:
upright, honest, decent, law-abiding, virtuous



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