Etymology

scully

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Today it means: To be skeptical toward (a person or situation) with ideas that do not coincide with conventional wisdom. Full definition →

Irish Ó Scolaidhe
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Scully · proper noun1

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Scolaidhe
  2. English todayScully

Reduced Anglicized spelling of Irish Ó Scolaidhe.

Scully · verb2

Named after Dana Scully, fictional FBI agent in the American science fiction series The X-Files, who acts as a skeptical foil to the conspiracy theories of fellow agent Fox Mulder.

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