Meaning & use
Smaik
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(Scots, archaic) A mean, contemptible, or rascally person.
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The old ballad calls the traitor a 'sneaking smaik' for betraying his clan.
Robert Burns used 'smaik' in his verse to mock a dishonest rival.
A note on using this word
A dialect word from Scots and northern English, now mostly encountered in older literature and poetry, including the works of Robert Burns.
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scoundrelrascal
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