noun
pl Scaffies
A Refuse Collector.
In Scotland (esp Fife and Lothians); a roadsweeper or a person who would push a two-dustbin barrow and use a broom and shovel to clear rubbish and
shite off the thoroughfares.
Scaffies also used to rule their patch with a firm hands on misbehaving youths. Now the Community
Police have assumed full responsibility for what was the scaffy's unofficial
job - kicking litter louts' arses.
Some years ago, before modern titles like ‘hygiene consultants or pathway technicians’ for street cleaners, the cleanliness of Scotland's streets was in the very capable hands of ‘scaffies’ – the country's formidable road sweepers."
"Jist chuck it doon there, pal. The scaffy'll get it in the mornin'"
"The scaffy
will kick yer erse if he sees ya droapping' that. Gonnae
better pit it in the
bin"