Scobie has Scottish heritage doesn't he? Well, the name is Scottish at least anyway. Here in Glasgow "scobie" is a slang word people use, ie - "look at the state of that wee scobie" or "shut it ya scobie". It means someone is "dirty, mingin, bogin'", unclean. Whether this is a Glasgow wide, or Scottish term in general I'm unsure. It may be a very localised word to the area I'm from, nor am I familiar with the origins of it. But for sure, if Scobie grew up here, he would possibly have taken quite a hammering from other kids. I know some people with that surname and they copped it on a regular basis.
Just wondering if anyone else from east Glasgow has heard of the term before?