noun
a South African slang term for a dishonest or untrustworthy person
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The police were able to apprehend the skelm who had been evading capture for months.
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I heard that guy is a real skelm, always up to no good.
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Don't trust that skelm, he's known for being sneaky and deceitful.
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In the world of politics, there are often skelms who manipulate situations for their own benefit.