scaffy

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scaffy

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From scavenger (“street sweeper”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

noun scaffies

Scotland, colloquial A street sweeper; a dustman, a refuse collector. The scaffies were out, hosing down the pavement. I liked the aura of early morning – it felt like the end of the world, which suited my mood.

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"scaffy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scaffy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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scaffy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scaffy

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"scaffy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scaffy.

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@misc{scaffy_2026,
  title = {scaffy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scaffy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}