A Scottish slang term with several overlapping violent meanings: to slash with an open razor, to headbutt, or more broadly to physically assault someone. Typically used in Scottish urban slang, particularly associated with Glasgow, and carries a strong connotation of brutal, close-quarters violence. It's used both as a verb ('I'll malky you') and exists in the cultural lore of hard-man Glasgow street culture. Not used in polite or formal speech — it's firmly working-class street slang.
He warned them to back off or he'd malky the lot of them.
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(Scotland, slang) To slash with an open razor.
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(Scotland, slang) To headbutt.
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(Scotland, slang) To physically assault.
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