noun
General Slang
scaffie
SKAF-ee · noun · informal
A street sweeper or refuse collector
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Definitions
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A road sweeper or binman; a cleansing-department worker.
“The scaffies come roond on a Tuesday.”
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scaffie In A Sentence
The scaffies come roond on a Tuesday.
Origin & Usage
Scots, from 'scavenger' (originally a street-cleaner).
Variants
scaffy
People Also Ask
What is a scaffie?
A scaffie is a street sweeper or refuse collector — a binman or cleansing-department worker.
Where does the word scaffie come from?
It comes from 'scavenger', which originally meant a street-cleaner rather than someone who scavenges.
How do you use scaffie?
You might say 'the scaffies come round on a Tuesday' to mean the bin lorry or street sweepers arrive that day.
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