ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Schemey

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈskiːmi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Schemey is a noun meaning (Scotland, colloquial) Someone who lives on an urban housing scheme, especially seen as being poor or ill-educated.

Meaning

(Scotland, colloquial) Someone who lives on an urban housing scheme, especially seen as being poor or ill-educated.

More Meanings

  1. Scheming; cunning; devious.

Example Sentences

He struck me as schemey and oleaginous from the first time I saw him, long before his disgraceful performances around the Iraq war.

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Related dictionary entries include schemie, scart, scally, dobber, scrag, stig.

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