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"

Scaffy by Piemanius October 12, 2008

Related Words

syaffy • saffy • Scaffy • Spaffy • staffy • saffy22 • syaffa • saffya • saffypoo • saffyre

swaffy

A swaffy is the little evil pixie villain who comes to you when you smoke weed laced with an unknown hallicinagin.

The swaffy told him to run to sheriff's house naked for safety from the gun man!

swaffy by Loving_Idiotism July 1, 2017

syaffa

A huge twat somtimes nice and or funny- karl drew

Look at that huge twat his name must be syaffa

syaffa by Syaffa May 7, 2018

Skaffy

Widely used in Wales but seldom anywhere else, denotes cheapness or tackyness.

A: Can I borrow a quid please?
B: No way! That's my money!
A: You skaffy bastard.

Skaffy by Tonemeister General October 20, 2010

syafiya

beautiful and charming girl

A: Wow that girl is very Syafiya

syafiya by john brtaly December 27, 2016

Syafiyyah

she's a pretty girl with the mot beautiful smile!!she stands out from the others but though we often thinks about her life.She has strict parents with high expectations an she is often jealous of others<3
She has a beautiful soul and her humour is top tier (though nobody understands her jokes)

Not only that,she is also a Muslim with a never give up attitude in her religion.She likes to listen to music in Spotify and rethink about life!:)

Syafiyyah is hot

Syafiyyah by uhh yess June 19, 2021

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026