name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Irish.

Synonyms

All synonyms

boganchavknackernednedredneck

Example

More examples

"Who's the scally who broke the window?"

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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