Scuzzy definition

skŭzē
scuzzier scuzziest
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(slang) Dirty, shabby, disreputable, etc.
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Dirty; grimy.

Scuzzy floors.

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Disreputable; sleazy.
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Adjective

Base Form:
scuzzy
Comparative:
scuzzier
Superlative:
scuzziest

Origin of scuzzy

  • From scuzz a disgusting person or thing possibly from blend of scum fuzz

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 1960's, US, colloquial, expressive coinage, with influence from scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy. First attested use is in reference to Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy (1969).

    From Wiktionary

Scuzzy Sentence Examples

  • Ayer goes for the jugular at all times and the grainy, handheld camerawork adds to the scuzzy authenticity.

  • And it's good to see the Aussie A-list (Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving) looking gamely scuzzy.

  • There is the continuance of the scuzzy guitars and roughed-up vocals from their earlier EP 's.

  • And it 's there where the album essentially stays, each song being a perfectly realized nugget of lo-fi scuzzy garage punk rock blues.

  • She hangs out in scuzzy lap-dancing clubs whose clientele and workers are equally dehumanized.

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