Wiktionary
n. 1 (context North America dated derogatory slang English) A strikebreaker. 2 (context Australia slang English) A weighbridge worker. 3 (context US informal English) A scaled quail (''Callipepla squamata''). 4 (context furry fandom English) A reptile or reptile-like animal character with human characteristics. 5 (context furry fandom English) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being such a character. (qualifier: compare ''furry'')
Usage examples of "scalie".
A squat scalie was swinging a long-handled ax toward him, and he shot him through his gaping jaws.
When any of the captives wanted to relieve themselves, they had to do it where they stood, or squat, and call for a scalie to hose the mess away from around their bare feet.
At a slightly higher level Ryan saw a number of the scalie guards, all apparently asleep.
Then he straightened, and faced a heavily built scalie, standing less than fifteen feet away from him.
The sticky, yellowish blood of the scalie was smeared along its length.
Ryan the opportunity to step in at the back of the crippled scalie and open its throat in a single deep slash.
Ryan said grimly, coming in at the fourth scalie in a crabbed, shuffling walk, feinting with the panga at groin and then the throat.
But the ground dipped suddenly and the running scalie stumbled and nearly fell.
SIG-Sauer coughed once and the scalie went over in a tangle of arms and legs, raising his own small cloud of dust, a cloud of dust that quickly evaporated, leaving nothing.
One of the scalies was still twitching, its claws scraping on the stone.
One of the scalies pushed them down onto the floor, waving the metal butt of his whip to reinforce the order.
Krysty, then looked around to make sure none of the scalies were nearby.
Every now and again a patrol of the scalies would stomp by, boots crashing in the confines of the corridors.
Doc and Krysty were in one of the darkest parts of the old warehouse, but there were dozens of scalies between them and the main exit.
It foamed and frothed around the feet, ankles and knees of the group of scalies that had been charging forward.