Skell Meaning in English

word

US

skɛl

SKEL

UK

skɛl

SKEL

التعريف

A slang term for a homeless person, especially one seen as a beggar or someone involved in petty crime. The word is used mainly in some urban US areas.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Skell' is informal and often derogatory, implying not just homelessness but negative behavior. Used mostly in New York City police slang or street language; not appropriate for formal or neutral conversation. May be considered offensive.

• Spanish: vagabundo - mendigo (jerga)
• Portuguese (BR): mendigo (gíria) - indigente
• Portuguese (PT): pedinte (gíria) - mendigo
• Chinese (Simplified): 流浪漢（俚语） - 乞丐（俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 流浪漢（俚語） - 乞丐（俚語）
• Hindi: भिखारी (स्लैंग) - सड़क पर रहने वाला (स्लैंग)
• Arabic: متشرد (عامية) - متسول (عامية)
• Bengali: ঘিঞ্জি-ভিখারি (অপমানজনক) - ভবঘুরে (নিন্দাসূচক)
• Russian: бомжатник (жарг.) - бродяга (пренебр.)
• Japanese: ホームレス（蔑称） - 浮浪者（差別的）
• Vietnamese: dân lang thang (tục, miệt thị) - kẻ vô gia cư (chê bai)
• Korean: 부랑자 (비하적 표현) - 노숙자 (속어, 경멸적)
• Turkish: serseri (aşağılayıcı) - berduş (argo)
• Urdu: آوارہ (تحقیر آمیز) - فٹ پاتھ پر رہنے والا (منفی انداز میں)
• Indonesian: gelandangan (sindiran) - tunawisma (kasar, merendahkan)

جمل نموذجية

The police saw a skell sleeping on the bench.

basic

Many skells gather in this area every night.

basic

The old building is home to several skells.

basic

He acted like a real skell, always looking for trouble.

natural

You don’t want to be hanging around with skells at night.

natural

The detective called him a skell, but he was just down on his luck.

natural