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A word used in Ireland, mainly Dublin, to describe a certain class of people! You know the ones with the fringe stuck to his forhead, the cap hanging off the back of his head and the Nike airmax trainers! Irish equivalent of the British chav.
Jesus, your man over there looks fair dodgy, big scawldy head on him
Scawldy by akela February 18, 2013
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1. a party or rave that is so filthy it makes you slightly uncomfortable. it is used to describe a good after party, rave or festival. you can't unsee the things you see at a scauldy session so it is wise not to bring more innocent friends along if you think it's going to get scauldy.

2. adjective used to describe a tune with a heavy drop, when a scauldy tune is played it filters out the posers from the true sesh gremlins
1. Last night was so scauldy, I ended up back at some random gaff with these lads from Limerick, I literally saw some lad trying to make a rollie out of all the dirty floor tobacco.

I'm so sickened I missed Life Festival this year it looked so scauldy

2. Lad1: "Man what do you call that scauldy tune with the preacher talking and it goes into a scauldy techno tune?"
Lad2: "You mean Cj Boland The Prophet? Man I haven't heard that in ages that is so scauldy"
scauldy by 8cansofdutch June 28, 2017
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Plural: scaldies

A scaldy is a traveler who has elected to give up the glamour of the caravan and live in a house/other non wheeled living accommodation.
Kim: Have you seen the gypo who moved in across the road?
Aggie: Aye, scaldy!
Scaldy by Scaldy John February 1, 2012
A night where you take a lot of drugs and party right through the night until the next morning.
"Well Joe how was last night?"
"Oh lad it was so scaldy, took a few pills and didn't stop until 10am"
Scaldy by Lexon1996 June 29, 2016
noun
plural scaldies
a person who is similar to a chav
the irish equivalent of a chav
they knacker drink;smoke spliffs; drive muppet mobiles with blacked out windows,go faster strips and blue lighting;rob cars out of "boredom";have a few kids whilst still in secondary school
the male's day attire is the tracksuit bottoms tucked into sport sock with bright white runner look.accompanied by styled highlighted/lowlighted hair do' and thick chain around neck&wrist look.they walk with a hunched swagger with "10 to 2" feet (think of a clock).
the female's day attire is the poker straight hair in a pony tail which almost sticks straight up into the air,full hooker make up, pj bottoms (or maybe even full pj outfit!!),fur hooded jacket, caterpillar boots.
"I'm sick of the scaldy gangs in this area. ye can't go anywhere without there being a pack of scaldies sitting around smoking,drinking, making noise and causing trouble"
scaldy by pesso December 7, 2006

scaldyballs 

When a male spills a hot beverage on his crotch, or sits down in a very, VERY hot bath, he is said to have the excruciatingly painful (and potentially fatal) medical condition known as "Scaldyballs".
I spilled coffee on my lap, and I now have scaldyballs.
scaldyballs by Googles January 13, 2004
ls used to describe a selfish person who doesn't share. Also used to describe something of extremely poor quality.
This tea is scaldy, make another cup for me.

Ya scaldy bastard! You could give me more of that cake!
scaldy by Jimmy The Saint May 23, 2006
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