Pikey is a synonym of scanger.
As nouns the difference between pikey and scanger
is that pikey is a low-ranking soldier who merely carries a pike or pikey can be (british|pejorative) a working-class (often underclass) person; can vary from specifically irish travellers to gypsies or travellers from any ethnic background, but now increasingly used for any socially undesirable person, with negative connotations of benefit fraud, theft, single-parent families and living on run-down estates while scanger is (ireland|pejorative) a person who is associated with petty criminality and who is seen as strongly identified with brand names in music, clothing, sport, vehicles, and so forth.
As a verb pikey
is (uk|slang|derogatory) to steal.
pikey
English
Etymology 1
pike + -y
Noun
(
en noun)
A low-ranking soldier who merely carries a pike.
Etymology 2
From obsolete pike , to depart or travel, or possibly from turnpike
(en) - needs to be confirmed
Noun
(
en noun)
(British, pejorative) A working-class (often underclass) person; can vary from specifically Irish Travellers to gypsies or travellers from any ethnic background, but now increasingly used for any socially undesirable person, with negative connotations of benefit fraud, theft, single-parent families and living on run-down estates.
See also
* charva
* chav
* yob
* gypsy
Etymology 3
Derived from the stereotype that all gypsies or other travellers are thieves.
Verb
(
en verb)
(UK, slang, derogatory) to steal.
scanger
English
Alternative forms
* skanger
Noun
(
en noun)
(Ireland, pejorative) A person who is associated with petty criminality and who is seen as strongly identified with brand names in music, clothing, sport, vehicles, and so forth.
Alternative forms
* skanger
Synonyms
* chav
* charva
* charver
* skobie, scobe
* gurrier
* ned (in Scotland)
* pikey (in England)
* scag, skag
* skeet
* shams
* spide
* waa
* zook
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