2. Noun. (context: Northern England pejorative) A jobless yob having little or no education, and having committed some type of crime. Commonly used in Manchester and Merseyside. ¹
3. Noun. A flat cap or driving cap. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scally
1. a scallywag or rogue [n SCALLIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scally
Literary usage of Scally
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Between the Lines: Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After by Henry Bascom Smith (1911)
"Patrick scally, an honest deserter from the Confederate service—A sketch of the
... Statement of Patrick scally: "I was born in Ireland. I lived in Texas, ..."
2. Quantrill and the Border Wars by William Elsey Connelley (1909)
"Talked with Mr. scally, the sexton, and Bridget scally his wife. Both were there
when Quantrill was buried; with 10 steps of the Cemetery ..."
3. Reports of Cases Before the High Court and Circuit Courts of Justiciary in by Scotland High Court of Justiciary, Alexander Forbes Irvine (1865)
"Ivory AD AGAINST MARY scally OR ... prosecutor unknown, or at or near some other
part of said canal to the prosecutor unknown, you the said Mary scally or ..."
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