Skellum

1. A creepy-crawly of any description, esp. cockroaches, beetles, caterpillars, etc. found around the house.

2. Something to call a small child in fun, in mischief, affectionately, or to admonish it.

Common slang in sub-equatorial Africa in the 2nd half of the 20th Century.

n. Scots
A rascal; a rogue.
Dutch schelm, from Low German, from Middle Low German.

"Mum! Mum! There's a skellum in the bath!"

"Lifted that rock in the garden, there were at least three kinds of skellums underneath!"

Mother to child whose mouth is covered in chocolate: "I see there's been a skellum in the chocolate biscuits!"

Mother cuddling mischievous child: "I love you, my little skellum!"

Mother to child covered in mud: "Go wash this minute, you horrible little skellum!"

by rvldejung April 6, 2009

Selling Yourself Short

Not reaching one's full potential. The origin of the term is "short selling" a stock (i.e., betting against a company). The "short seller" essentially "borrows" stock from a company and agrees to pay back the company whatever the stock is worth at some point in the future. The purchaser sells the stock immediately, anticipating that the price will fall over the next few months. If the stock price actually falls, the purchaser will pay back the company less money than what the purchaser sold the stock for.

Jane: "I'm not good at science classes."
John: "I think your selling yourself short."

Jane: "Want to see a movie tonight?"
John: "Let's not sell ourselves short here. I heard Warren G is putting on a concert in Williamsburg."

by ZeekZeek November 13, 2009

leader shell

In the mario kart games, the blue spiny shell that always hits the leader of the race.

I'm in the lead. Oh crap, here comes a leader shell.

by 5'1"Racer September 6, 2005

sell out

v. 1. The greatest atrocity of our generation.

2. The favorite activity of 99.9% of the modern no-talent rock/pop stars.

3. The fastest known way to become a soulless, worthless piece of shit.

"All you know about me is what I sold you, dumb fuck. I sold out long before you ever even heard my name."

by cynical asshole June 19, 2003

I could buy you and sell you

A supercilious phrase, meant to say that the speaker is so much richer (and, by implication, cooler) than the hearer that the second person's opinions/possessions/whatever fail to matter at all.

Why, you insufferable poser, I could buy and sell you!

by Marchbanks May 2, 2004

selling merch like a god church

Jake paul has a shitty diss track and wrote this whole song in 1 hour. If you sing it, you magically become a bisexual quack daddy that everybody hates, For Example, Timmy Thick.

Jake Paul be selling merch like a god church everyday.

by qQuack daddy colinquackdaddyco June 12, 2017

sellout

A vague but derogatory term blindly used by music "fans" to describe bands who make (or have managers who make) a new lucrative and/or artistically experimental decision (for example: accepting a product endorsement, a change in the band's expected composition style, switching to a larger record label, dressing with more class, speaking out against mass mp3 piracy, etc.) The word is sometimes also applied to bands who simply get more commercial success through no additional effort.

The anger comes from the false belief that fans "own" their favorite entertainers, that these entertainers are thus not real humans with free will, and the feeling of grief when some CD that the listener previously enjoyed alone is now enjoyed by millions of more people.

(Note that "sellout" ONLY applies to those who make a living in the fine arts. For example, a software engineer who accepts a job promotion and higher salary is never branded as a "sellout". Nor is a professional athlete who appears on a box of Wheaties.)

Actual quotes from an old friend:

(1993) "Damnit, Smashing Pumpkins is such an underrated band. They never get played on the radio!"
(1994) "Damnit, Smashing Pumpkins are always on Mtv and the radio now! They're such sellouts."

by Bill M. July 28, 2004