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Scottie en · NOUN

Etymology

From Scott + -ie.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A Scottish terrier.
  2. (informal) A Scottish person (sometimes as a nickname).
    • Donated to the city by Auckland businessman J.M. Mennie, it was unveiled in 1921 by the then New Zealand Prime Minister, W.F. Massey, 'this big determined Ulsterman', who 'displayed in his speech a surprising knowledge of Burns, so much so that a man in the crowd called out “You're a regular Scottie”'. 2011, Tanja Bueltmann, Scottish Ethnicity and the Making of New Zealand Society, page 170:
    • . . .and a bone-splintering hello from the Scottie! 1987, Scottish Field - Volume 133, page 35:
    • It's Scottie this, an' Scottie that, Whan ye gang o'er the border; 1883, James Chapman, “Scottie”, in Alexander G. Murdoch, editor, The Scottish Poets Recent and Living, page 301:
    • On Christmas Eve the Germans shouted from their trenches, which are only 100 yards from ours, in these terms – A merry Christmas, Scottie Guardie. We are not going to fire to-morrow; we will have a holiday and a game of football. 2000, William Donaldson, The Highland Pipe and Scottish Society, 1750-1950, page 320:

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Scotties Number=Plur lexicographic
Scotty alternative lexicographic

Scottie en · PROPN

Etymology

From Scott + -ie.

Meanings

  1. A unisex given name, diminutive of Scott.
    • Mike is […] survived by his […] beloved sister Scottie Lummus, […] 2020 July 2, “[Obituaries] Michael Keith Smith”, in Orlando Sentinel, final edition, Orlando, Fla.: Orlando Sentinel Communications Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page B4, column 3:

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Scotty alternative lexicographic