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skully en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From skull + -y; (game): from the skulls which are drawn around the center square in the game.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A street game in which players attempt to flick caps into a series of squares drawn on the ground.

Forms

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skullies Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

game

Synonyms

skelsies · skilsies · scully · skelly

skully en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From skull + -y, it being a cap that goes over the head (skull).

Meanings

  1. (US, countable, qualifier:especially African-American Vernacular) A knit cap.
    • My dick so big I use a skully for a jimmy hat 1993 February 9, “Tonto”, in Apache Ain't Shit, performed by Apache feat. Nikki D.:

Forms

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skullies Number=Plur lexicographic
skullie alternative lexicographic

Hypernyms

cap · hat