skulk v. + Add to list US //ˈskəɫk// UK //skˈʌlk// skulk Archaic SynonymsEtymology Synonyms lurkmalingerOriginGMQ-→MEsculke, skulke, skulken→ENskulk From Middle English sculke, skulke, skulken, of North Germanic origin; compare Danish skulke (“shirk”), Swedish skolka (“play truant”).