nounPlural skellies ˈskɛli
Scottish A brief or hurried look.
Example sentencesExamples
- I thought I would have a quick skelly at the castle.
- He takes a skelly at the massive gantry
- I took a skelly at him now and again.
- I had a quick skelly through the crack of the door.
- I took a skelly at the street door as I spoke.
- I took a skelly in Grandma's direction.
verbskellies, skellied, skellying ˈskɛli
[no object]Scottish Glance or squint at someone or something.
I skellied round the shabby room
Example sentencesExamples
- I skellied up and down the ward.
- I had to put up with him skellying at me as I was picking up some magazines.
- All the way he kept skellying at his watch.
Origin
Late 18th century: based on Old Norse skjálgr 'askew, oblique'.
nounPlural skellies
variant spelling of schelly