Definitions
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- noun Ireland, pejorative A person who is associated with petty criminality and who is seen as strongly identified with brand names in music, clothing, sport, vehicles, and so forth.
Etymologies
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According to A Dictionary of Hiberno-English:
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Examples
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A ‘Skobee’ or ‘Skobe’ in Ireland is a term for a scumbag/knacker/chav/scanger if that makes sense to you in the US?
Skobee Just Launched – So Start Using It Michael Arrington 2005
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