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Scally vs Scam - What's the difference?

scally | scam |

As nouns the difference between scally and scam

is that scally is a rascal or miscreant, a scallywag while scam is fraudulent deal.

As a verb scam is

to defraud or embezzle.

scally

English

Noun

(scallies)
  • (pejorative) A rascal or miscreant, a scallywag.
  • (Northern England, especially in Manchester and Merseyside, pejorative) A jobless yob who has little or no education and is suspected of having committed some type of crime.
  • A flat cap or driving cap.

    • Related terms

    * chav * rascal * scallywag * scunner * townie * yob

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    scam

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia scam) (en noun)
  • Fraudulent deal.
    • That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me .

    Synonyms

    * con game * confidence trick * See also

    Verb

    (scamm)
  • To defraud or embezzle.
    • They tried to scam her out of her savings.

    Synonyms

    * (verb)

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