[just thinkin]

Originally Posted by Rorkimaru

Oh, perhaps a Dublin thing then? It's basically synonymous with scumbag how I have heard it used. Like when I hear the term I don't think member of the traveling community I think heroin addled waster . I can't think of a time I recently heard it to mean a traveller but it must be different in different circles

it could also mean a d*ck in a suit working in the Dail...However the word knacker is widely known as a disgusting word for a traveller. He should have been thrown out.