scatty

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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scatty (comparative scattier, superlative scattiest)

  1. (slang, British) Scatterbrained; flighty.
  2. (UK, Liverpool, slang) messy; filthy; disgusting
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Etymology 2

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Shortening of Scatophagus, the genus name

Noun

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scatty (plural scatties)

  1. A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.

Etymology 3

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From scat +‎ -y; see scat (brief shower of rain).

Adjective

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scatty

  1. (dialect) showery; rainy