"saftie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: safties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} saftie (plural safties)
  1. (Scotland) Alternative form of softy Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: softy
    Sense id: en-saftie-en-noun-JftKSNaG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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