Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (Aus.) an Anglo-Australian.

1982		N. Keesing Lily on the Dustbin 182: In Sydney and Melbourne, groups of Greek youths, understandably sick and tired of being taunted as ‘wogs’ by counterparts of Anglo-Saxon appearance, have taken to retaliating with ‘skips!’ or ‘skippies!’.
2001		Sun Herald (Sydney), 19 Aug. 15: They tell the story of a neighbourhood under siege, divided between ‘skips’ (Australians of Caucasian appearance) and ‘lebs’ (Australians of Middle Eastern appearance). […] ‘I hate the fact that simply because I have fair skin, fairly fair hair and look like a “skip” or “skeg” or “surfie” that I’m safe at the beach only.’.
2022		in D. Andrew Aussie Sl.

2. attrib. use of sense 1.

1995		C. Tsiolkas Loaded (1998) 77: Some shit skip band is on the radio.
2000		Australian 18 Aug. 12: A Story of Soil focuses on the teenage girl Tien. She is finding her independence with a skip boyfriend, and is constantly frustrated by her parents’ inability to adapt to their new situation in Australia.
2007		D. McDonald Luck in the Greater West (2008) 101: The Aussies [...] made you talk all English with a stupid skip accent.