释义 |
schemie, n. Sc. colloq. (freq. derogatory). Brit. |ˈskiːmi|, U.S. |ˈskimi|, Sc. |ˈskɪmi| Forms: 19– schemey, 19– schemie, 19– schemy [‹ scheme n.1 + -y suffix6.] A inhabitant of an urban housing scheme (see scheme n.1); (sometimes) a former resident of such an area; (hence) a poor or disadvantaged person.
1992Another Questionnaire about Talk.bizarre Children in talk.bizarre (Usenet newsgroup) 11 Aug. The disadvantaged and disabled child is (a) Every bit as deserving as ourselves (b) Smelly (c) A schemie. 1993I. Welsh Trainspotting 30 Ah'm fed up to ma back teeth wi losers, no-hopers, draftpaks, schemies, junkies and the likes. 1995Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 11 Mar. 19 The fact that he was a schemey didn't seem to matter when he was making them billions. 2002Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Nexis) 26 Jan. 4 It would be bad if I was a bit posh and I was running around calling folk schemies. But I've got schemie written all over me. |