Green’s Dictionary of Slang

skittles n.2

1. food or drink.

[US]M.A. Crane ‘Miscellany’ in AS XXXIII:3 225: Anything to eat is snarf or skittles; anything to drink is a taste.

2. (UK black/gang) bullets.

[UK]T. Thorne (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Skittles - bullets.

3. (UK black/gang) drug tablets.

[UK]T. Thorne (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Skittles - drugs in tablet form.