Skel

Slang word for "criminal" used back in the 1940s-1950s

A "1337 H4x0r" on the XBSB!

Skel is a term meaning "Cool", "Pimp", "Awesome". It derives from Scituate, MA from a bunch of bored teenagers who are sick of trying to be wiggers and say "That's so PIMP!"

hii !! I love my boyfriend Skel. Skel is beautiful, kind and very funny, he always me laugh and smile and when I think of him I feel a shiver in my heart,,,

each of his messages is a gift, I always smile every time I read them. I have known him for about a short time but I swear to you he is my favorite person. Skel is my yellow, the person the person I would give red roses to and kiss while lying on a blanket in a garden.

I love u Skel, i love ur eyes, ur smile, ur braces, ur hair… i love all of you 💌

A bottom-feeder, parasite, low-life con-artist type. They are usually found looking to cheat/beg others out of small amounts of money, or freeloading. May also be a drug addict, alcoholic, homeless, dirty, or a criminal, but not necessarily.

Often heard being used by old school New Yorkers.

A street person, homeless or bum, especially a beggar or revolting vagrant. From the Dutch "skelder", to cheat. Usage more common on the East Coast.

Short for skeleton . Used by the N.Y.P.D.
to describe Crack users who generally lose weight and resemble skeletons. It has come to be used to describe all criminals.