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scatty¹

Rhymes with -æti

adjective scattier · scattiest

  1. Britain, Ireland, slang Scatterbrained; flighty.
  2. UK, slang Messy; filthy; disgusting.

scatty²

Rhymes with -æti

Where it comes from

Shortening of Scatophagus, the genus name

noun scatties

  1. A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.

    Similar: African scat, tiger scat

scatty³

Rhymes with -æti

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. dialectal Showery; rainy.

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adj scatterbrained

Русскийчо́кнутый čoknutyj

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@misc{scatty_2026,
  title = {scatty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scatty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}