scatty
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Etymology 1[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
scatty (comparative scattier, superlative scattiest)
- (slang, British) Scatterbrained; flighty.
- (UK, Liverpool, slang) messy; filthy; disgusting
Translations[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Shortening of Scatophagus, the genus name
Noun[edit]
scatty (plural scatties)
- A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.
Etymology 3[edit]
scat + -y; see scat (“brief shower of rain”).
Adjective[edit]
scatty