Definitions
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- noun New Zealand, slang A university student especially one from the University of Otago.
Etymologies
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From the signature blue/yellow scarf such a person wears to show their support towards their home rugby team (especially the Otago Rugby Football Union)
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Examples
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The influx of students is already evident in shops, bars and restaurants, and the second-hand furniture traders from which yet another year's batch of scarfie flats is furnished.
Kiwiblog David Farrar 2010
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