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#1 2021-12-16 06:09:10

A Fine Sadness
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Hey, Patrick - What's A 'Skell'?

As heard - like 'Hump' - on 'NYPD Blue'.  I have a vague idea it means 'scumbag' (a phrase that has not really taken hold in the UK, I don't think). 
Something I did hear in 'NYPD Blue' was a reference to a 'paper hanger' meaning someone who kites cheques (yes?).  That phrase was around in Victorian England. 
Still my favourite line: 'Ipso this, you pissy little bitch'.

 

#2 2021-12-16 07:09:59

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Re: Hey, Patrick - What's A 'Skell'?

Skell, hump, mook, mope -- all refer to petty criminals, lowlifes, etc. Pretty much interchangeable.

A paper hanger is indeed a check kiter -- a type of crime that is now largely obsolete, thanks to the marvels of modern technology.


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#3 2021-12-16 07:39:11

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Re: Hey, Patrick - What's A 'Skell'?

'Mook' I knew from 'Mean Streets'.  Thanks, Patrick, I thought I was on the right track.

 

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