scalie

noun scalies

1. Canada, US, dated, derogatory, slang A strikebreaker. 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. Australia, slang A weighbridge worker. […] even allowing for the detours through the back roads to avoid the "scalies" who man the highway truck-weight checking stations.
3. US, informal A scaled quail (Callipepla squamata). 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 ni
4. slang A reptile or reptile-like animal character with human characteristics.
5. slang Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being such a character. (compare furry)

Similar: blackleg, scab