scaffy

noun

scaffy

noun

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

1

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.2009, Tony Black, Gutted, page 135:

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