skellington

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English

Noun

skellington (plural skellingtons)

(nonstandard, childish, dialect or humorous, often dated) A skeleton.
- 1882, John Devenish Hoppus, Riverside papers:
  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...
- 1902, Railway Mission, Railway signal: or, Lights along the line, London:
  Mary led the way, muttering as she went, "I thought this was a decent house, but lawks! there's a skellington in every cupboard."
- 1980 August 16, Andrea Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 19:
  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."
- 2004, Faith Richardson, Fay Lapka Richardson, Dark Is a Color:
  "They were pictures of skellingtons." "Skeletons," I corrected her without thinking.

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