skolly
noun/ˈskɒli/
/ˈskɑːli/
(also skollie)
South African English [ˈskɔli]
(plural skollies)
(South African English, informal)- a young person who commits crimes or behaves badlyWord OriginAfrikaans, probably from Dutch schoelje ‘rogue’.
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