skell noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •(US, slang) a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.Did you see those two skells lying in the doorway? •(slang, offensive) A male suspicious person or crime suspect, especially a street person such as a drug dealer, pimp or panhandler. verb1 •(slang) To fall off or fall over.She went skelling over on the ice. formsskelled · skelling · skells