scaffy

English

Etymology

From scavenger (“street sweeper”) +‎ -y (“diminutive suffix”).

Noun

scaffy (plural scaffies)

1. (Scotland, colloquial) A street sweeper; a dustman, a refuse collector.
   • 2009, Tony Black, Gutted, page 135:

     The scaffies were out, hosing down the pavement. I liked the aura of early morning – it felt like the end of the world, which suited my mood.