Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scaffy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A street sweeper; a dustman, a refuse collector.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The scaffies were out, hosing down the pavement. I liked the aura of early morning – it felt like the end of the world, which suited my mood."

Etymology

From scavenger (“street sweeper”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scavenger

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

scaffies (plural)

Questions

What does scaffy mean?: A street sweeper; a dustman, a refuse collector.
Where does scaffy come from?: From scavenger (“street sweeper”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

How to pronounce scaffy

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