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scatty en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(Britain, Ireland, slang) Scatterbrained; flighty.
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(UK, qualifier:Liverpool, slang) Messy; filthy; disgusting.
Forms
Deriveds
scattily · scattiness
Translations (8)
gl turuleque (scatterbrained) · gl tarabelo (scatterbrained) · gl chalado (scatterbrained) · cs potrhlý (scatterbrained) · cs praštěný (scatterbrained) · bg шантав (scatterbrained) · ru чо́кнутый (scatterbrained) · cs trhlý (scatterbrained)
scatty en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
Etymology
Shortening of Scatophagus, the genus name
Meanings
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A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.
Forms
Synonyms
tiger scat · African scat
scatty en · ADJ · etymology 3
Pronunciation
Etymology
From scat + -y; see scat (“brief shower of rain”).
Meanings
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(dialectal) Showery; rainy.