Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarfie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scarfie
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A university student, especially one from the University of Otago.

New Zealand usage; Slang

Etymology

From scarf + -ie, from the signature blue-and-yellow scarf such a person wears to show their support for their home rugby team (especially the Otago Rugby Football Union).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

scarfies (plural)

Questions

What does scarfie mean?
A university student, especially one from the University of Otago.
Where does scarfie come from?
From scarf + -ie, from the signature blue-and-yellow scarf such a person wears to show their support for their home rugby team (especially the Otago Rugby Football Union).

How to pronounce scarfie

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