skolly
noun
skol·ly
ˈskälē,
-li
plural -es
chiefly southern Africa
: a young hoodlum
Word History
Etymology
probably modification of Afrikaans skorrimorrie rascal, riffraff, from Dutch schorrimorrie, schorremorrie riffraff, perhaps modification of Yiddish soyrer-umoyre rogue, good-for-nothing, hoodlum, from Hebrew sorēr ūmōreh stubborn and rebellious