noun
General Slang
scaffies
· noun · scottish
The bin men.
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Definitions
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Refuse collectors — bin men, dustmen, the council lads who empty your wheelie bin at 6am. Short for 'scavengers', which was the old official job title before councils got polite about it.
“Pit the bin oot the nicht, the scaffies are early on a Wednesday.”
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scaffies In A Sentence
Pit the bin oot the nicht, the scaffies are early on a Wednesday.
Origin & Usage
Shortened from 'scavenger' — the historical term for municipal refuse workers in Scottish burghs.
People Also Ask
What does scaffies mean?
Scaffies is slang for the bin men — the refuse collectors.
How do you use scaffies in a sentence?
"The scaffies come round on a Tuesday morning."
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