Scully

scully English Alternative forms en Sculley Etymology 1 Reduced Anglicized spelling of en ga Ó Scolaidhe. Proper noun s en Irish. Derived terms en Scullyangst Mulder and Scully Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Scully is the 4060th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8747 individuals. Scully is most common among White (93.61%) individuals. Etymology 2 Named after Dana Scully, fictional FBI agent in the American science fiction series The X-Files, who acts as a skeptical foil to the conspiracy theories of fellow agent Fox Mulder. Verb en verb en slang transitive To be skeptical toward (a person or situation) with ideas that do not coincide with conventional wisdom. en 2005 Why Buffy matters: the art of Buffy the vampire slayer Rhonda Wilcox 28 When she complains in another episode that Giles is refusing for once to consider a supernatural explanation, she says, "I can't believe that you of all people would Scully me," en 2015 The Complete Macrobiotic Diet Denny Waxman 1605987344 She Scullied me and I'm sure the word “macrobiotics” never made it into my medical file; it's an unexplained disappearance of cancer. en February 19, 2019 Autostraddle How to Talk to Your Hot Gay Crush About Astrology When You Don't Believe In It Rachel If you feel strongly about Scullying this situation and avoiding anyone who believes in made-up sky magic, that’s your prerogative, but you should know that you’re preemptively x’ing out a LOT of the queer population you might otherwise click with! Further reading Anagrams en cllsuy Cullys en eponyms