Meaning of skellington | Babel Free

Definitions

A skeleton.

childish, dated, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, often

Examples

“But it were talked on as 'ow 'ee found old Nobes and 'is missus' skellingtons a-sittin' bolt upright in them two chairs, but I doan't know⟳ so much 'bout that...”

“Mary led the way, muttering as she went, "I thought this was a decent house, but lawks! there's a skellington in every cupboard."”

“Random Remorse, her constant companion ever since it had replaced her old constant companion, Random Lust, was elbowing her out of bed. "You could have⟳ at least said it was a nice dream⟳," this dreary skellington nudged at her with its dry bones. "You could at least have⟳ kissed her goodbye."”

“"They were pictures of skellingtons." "Skeletons," I corrected her without thinking.”

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