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Scally

//ˈskæli// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
Noun
  1. 1
    A rascal or miscreant, a scallywag. derogatory
  2. 2
    A jobless yob who has little or no education and is suspected of having committed some type of crime. Northern-England, derogatory, especially
  3. 3
    A flat cap or driving cap.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of scallywag.

Etymology 2

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Scalaidhe, a patronymic surname from scolaidhe (“scholar”).

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