scalie
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "While we were there a couple of scalies came out and started up the street, but seeing the strikers there they turned around and went back into the saloon."
- "In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc."
- "In Dallas, women scalies cursed women pickets; four pickets went to jail for disorderly conduct while the scalies went on to work."
- "[…] even allowing for the detours through the back roads to avoid the "scalies" who man the highway truck-weight checking stations."
- "Approaching Port Augusta I had lights flashed at me, warning that the weighbridge was open. I expected this because the scalies had passed me on the road earlier."
- "Scalies are stationed 24/7 on the northern outskirts of the Towers to ensure no one does tries to do a rat-run. The weight limit might soon impact on a large number of jobs."
Etymology
From scale + -ie.
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Dated
- Derogatory
- Slang
- Australian usage
- Informal