scalie

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A strikebreaker. Canada,US,dated,derogatory,slang
    — 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.
  2. A weighbridge worker. Australia,slang
    — […] even allowing for the detours through the back roads to avoid the "scalies" who man the highway truck-weight checking stations.
  3. A scaled quail (Callipepla squamata). US,informal
    — About the same size as the valley quail and the Gambel's quail, the scaled quail is often referred to as the "drab shirttail relative." Gray-blue in color (often known locally as "blue quail"), with a slight black tipping of the chest and breast plumage that creates scalelike markings, (hence the nickname "scalies"), […]
  4. A reptile or reptile-like animal character with human characteristics. slang
  5. Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being such a character. (compare furry) slang

词形变化

scalies plural

词汇关系

近义词
blackleg scab

词源

From scale + -ie.
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