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This is a scottish word and can mean two things; 1. In its main context this is used to describe having a red face (i.e blushing)and comes from the word skelp which basically just means slap. After a person is skelped he or she would have a red mark where the contact was made (usually the face) hence they would have a skelper. 2. This word can also be used to describe a person (usually a female) who is less than attractive
1. Youve got a pure skelper by the way. 2. Did you see the burd he pulled last night she was a skelper
skelper by fabiypt February 5, 2007
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Scottish

To be smacked or slapped, usually about the face or buttocks. Sometimes used as a threat to badly behaved bairns.
"If you don't cut that pish out, you're gonna get skelped!"

The ugly man had a face like a skelped arse.
Skelped by Fannybaws92 February 13, 2015
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Helter Skelter

1. A Kick ass Beatles song about an amusement park ride.

2. Charles Manson's messed up belief that the world would end with a race war between blacks and whites where the blacks would kill all of the whites(Except for Manson and his "family" who would be hiding in the bottomless pit by then). Manson states that the problem with the blacks in control is that they wouldn't know what to do because all they've ever known how to do was what "whitey" tole 'em to. So they would seek out Charlie in the bottomless pit and make him king of the world.

3.Pure and total chaos.
1.
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again.
Do you, don't you want me to love you
I'm coming down fast but I'm miles above you
Tell me tell me tell me come on tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer.

2."Blackie won't know what to do after he's killed whitey, so he'll seek us out. When he finds us he'll be like 'massah, we don't know what to do' and I'll take blackie by the hand and rub his wooley little head and say 'it'll all be okay' and they'll make me their king." ~Charles Manson~

3.After the tickle me elmo hit the shelves it was all Helter Skelter in the shopping centers
Helter Skelter by Sgt. Pepper September 1, 2005

helter skelter

"My life has been so helter skelter recently."
helter skelter by keith May 13, 2005

Helter-skelter 

In disorderly haste; confusedly; pell-mell.
Haphazardly.

Carelessly hurried and confused.
Haphazard.
Helter-skelter is what happens if you lit a fire cracker in a room full of animals like cats. The rapid reaction and confused haste to get the fuck out.

Helter Skelter

Charles Manson's definition: A war between the white and blacks where only one can win (which according to him would be the blacks)

Actual definition: Mass chaos.

Also: A great beatles song.
Helter Skelter by PainedSorrow August 12, 2005
A vertically challenged sawaiian who hates jews. Can usually be found working at 7 Eleven.
Did you see that skemper at the counter over there. She totally is a jew hater.
Skemper by Molestash February 28, 2008
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We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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