schemey

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UK/ˈskiːmi/

noun

Someone who lives on an urban housing scheme, especially seen as being poor or ill-educated.

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Meanings

nounschemey (plural schemies)

plural schemies · alternative schemie

  1. ScotlandcolloquialSomeone who lives on an urban housing scheme, especially seen as being poor or ill-educated.
adjectiveschemey (comparative schemier, superlative schemiest)

comparative schemier · superlative schemiest · alternative schemie

  1. Scheming; cunning; devious.

    He struck me as schemey and oleaginous from the first time I saw him, long before his disgraceful performances around the Iraq war.

    2009, Michael Tomasky, The Guardian, 29 Sep 09

Origin

From scheme + -y.

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APA

schemey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schemey

MLA

“schemey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schemey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schemey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schemey.

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