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Etymology

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From Caribbean pidgin.

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Noun

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skeng (plural skengs)

  1. (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica, UK, MLE) A weapon, especially a gun or a knife.
    • 2016 June 28, “Hazards”, Loski (lyrics)‎[1]performed by Loski:
      Man still money dance in the bando / L1 in the cut two rambos / I love skengs and peds, violence no meds / They say one-fifty but it's one-four-six, true there friend dem dead