Usually means: Cleverness or skill in manipulation.
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  8. Skilly (food): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. skilly, skilly: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. skilly: The Folk File
  3. Skilly: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (skilly)

▸ noun:  (obsolete, nautical) Skillygalee.
▸ adjective:  (Scotland, Northern England) Skilled, skilful.

Similar:
skillygalee, skilsies, skail, skelly, skettel, skelsies, squill-gee, skilling, skeel, skeg, more...

Opposite:
unskilled, inexperienced, inept, clumsy, amateurish



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Similar:
skillygalee, skilsies, skail, skelly, skettel, skelsies, squill-gee, skilling, skeel, skeg, more...

Opposite:
unskilled, inexperienced, inept, clumsy, amateurish



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