Scalie
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A strikebreaker. Canada, US, dated, derogatory, slang
"While we were there a couple of scalies came out and started up the street, but seeing the strikers there they turned around and went back into the saloon."
- 2 A weighbridge worker. Australia, slang
"[…] even allowing for the detours through the back roads to avoid the "scalies" who man the highway truck-weight checking stations."
- 3 A scaled quail (Callipepla squamata). US, informal
"About the same size as the valley quail and the Gambel's quail, the scaled quail is often referred to as the "drab shirttail relative." Gray-blue in color (often known locally as "blue quail"), with a slight black tipping of the chest and breast plumage that creates scalelike markings, (hence the nickname "scalies"), […]"
- 4 A reptile or reptile-like animal character with human characteristics. slang
- 5 Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being such a character. (compare furry) slang
Example
More examples"A scalie is like a furry whose "fursona" is a reptile or amphibian."
Etymology
From scale + -ie.
Related phrases
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