scaffy

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noun

A street sweeper; a dustman, a refuse collector.

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Meanings

nounscaffy (plural scaffies)

plural scaffies

  1. ScotlandcolloquialA street sweeper; a dustman, a refuse collector.

    The scaffies were out, hosing down the pavement. I liked the aura of early morning – it felt like the end of the world, which suited my mood.

    2009, Tony Black, Gutted, page 135

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
street sweeper

Origin

From scavenger (“street sweeper”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

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Cite this entry
APA

scaffy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaffy

MLA

“scaffy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaffy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaffy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaffy.

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