SCALLY


Meaning of SCALLY in English

/ ˈskæli; NAmE / noun

( pl. -ies ) ( BrE , informal ) (used especially in Liverpool in NW England) a boy or young man who behaves badly or causes trouble

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WORD ORIGIN

1980s: abbreviation of scallywag .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.