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scallie

scallie is the alternative form of scally.

Meaning of scally

Noun

scally (plural scallies)

  1. (derogatory) A rascal or miscreant, a scallywag.
  2. (Northern England, derogatory, especially) A jobless yob who has little or no education, often associated with antisocial behaviour and crime.
  3. A flat cap or driving cap.

See all 4 meanings of scally

Forms of scallie

pluralscallies

Questions about scallie

What is scallie the alternative form of?
Scallie is the alternative form of scally.

Words near scallie in the dictionary

  1. Scallans
  2. scallawag
  3. scallawaggery
  4. scallawags
  5. scalled
  6. scallie
  7. scallies
  8. scallion
  9. scallion pancake
  10. scallion pancakes
  11. scallions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scallie (page history and authors); scally (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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