Scotty1
/ˈskɒti/(also Scottie) informal
noun
1(A nickname for) a Scottish person.
2Usually in form Scottie. = Scottish terrier.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From Scot + -y. Compare earlier scotty and Scotchy.
scotty2
/ˈskɒti/(also scottie)
adjective
Australian. With lower-case initial. Bad-tempered, irritable.
Origin
Mid 18th century (in an earlier sense). From Scot + -y.
- practice makes perfect
- practice note
- practice pad
- practice range
- practice tee
- practice wicket
- practician
- practicism
- practico-inert
- practicum
- practisable
- practise
- practised
- practiser
- practise what one preaches
- practitional
- practitioner
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- Prader–Willi syndrome
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- Prado
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