- scatty
- Crazy, freaky, grubby. Usually used to describe punks or skinheads.
Those scatty kids are protesting something again.
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scatty — ► ADJECTIVE (scattier, scattiest) informal ▪ absent minded and disorganized. ORIGIN abbreviation of scatterbrained … English terms dictionary
scatty — [skat′ē] adj. scattier, scattiest [contr. < ? SCATTERBRAINED] [Brit. Slang] silly, foolish, or crazy … English World dictionary
scatty — UK [ˈskætɪ] / US adjective Word forms scatty : adjective scatty comparative scattier superlative scattiest British informal someone who is scatty is silly and does not think in an organized way, so that they often forget or lose things • drive… … English dictionary
scatty — [[t]skæ̱ti[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as scatty, you mean that they often forget things or behave in a silly way. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Her mother is scatty and absent minded. Syn: scatterbrained, forgetful … English dictionary
scatty — scat|ty [ˈskæti] adj BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from scatterbrained] someone who is scatty often forgets or loses things because they are not sensible or practical … Dictionary of contemporary English
scatty — scat|ty [ skæti ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL someone who is scatty is silly and does not think in an organized way, so that they often forget or lose things ╾ scat|ti|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scatty — Crazy, freaky, grubby. Usually used to describe punks or skinheads. Those scatty kids are protesting something again … Dictionary of american slang
scatty — adjective BrE informal someone who is scatty often forgets or loses things because they are not sensible or practical scattiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Scatty Safari — Infobox The Goodies episode name = Scatty Safari number = 40 airdate = 17 March, 1975 (Monday mdash; 9 p.m.) director = producer = guests = Tony Blackburn as himself Sheila Steafel (voice) as the Queen David Willmott as ( Rolf Harris ) Rusty… … Wikipedia
scatty — adjective (scattier; est) Etymology: probably from scatterbrain + 1 y Date: 1911 chiefly British crazy … New Collegiate Dictionary
