scarfie
/ˈskɑːfi
/noun NZ informal
A student at the University of Otago: a fellow scarfie was looking over her shoulder in the computer lab...
- The so-called comedy initiative continues with this one-off special featuring a cast of students and Dunedin's worst scarfie flat ever.
- Unfortunately, I didn't get to see any other sports taking place because I spent all of the day consumed with my sport and all night consuming alcohol in the scarfie bars.
- The pair have been to New Zealand before, with Alex studying in Dunedin for a year and living the "scarfie" lifestyle before working in Queenstown for a winter.
Origin
1990s: from the student tradition of wearing a scarf in the University of Otago colours.