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Scatty

adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Scatterbrained; flighty. Britain, Ireland, slang
  2. 2
    Showery; rainy. dialectal
  3. 3
    Messy; filthy; disgusting. UK, slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    lost in thought; showing preoccupation wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking sense or discretion wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortening of Scatophagus, the genus name

Etymology 2

From scat + -y; see scat (“brief shower of rain”).

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