Definition of skolly in English:
skolly
nounPlural skollies ˈskɒli
South African informal A petty criminal of mixed ethnic origin; a hooligan.
Example sentencesExamples
- But this is not just about some skollies stealing and murdering.
- We were laughing and having a good time but soon some skollies came looking to see what was going on.
- But my Inner Voice was getting stronger; I stuck to my principles and refused to do what the skollies [bad guys] said.
- The cast slips in and out of well-drawn characters, being required to play anything from schoolchildren to drunken skollies.
- Sometimes using colored girls for decoys, skollies waylay and rob British and American servicemen.
Origin
Afrikaans, probably from Dutch schoelje 'rogue'.