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scuzz

[ skuhz ]
/ skʌz /
Slang.

noun

Also called scuzz·ball [skuhz-bawl] /ˈskʌzˌbɔl/, scuzz·buck·et [skuhz-buhk-it] /ˈskʌzˌbʌk ɪt/. a dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive person or thing.

adjective

scuzzy.

Nearby words

  1. scuttlebutt,
  2. scutular,
  3. scutulum,
  4. scutum,
  5. scutwork,
  6. scuzzbucket,
  7. scuzzy,
  8. scybalous,
  9. scybalum,
  10. scylla

Origin of scuzz

1965–70; probably by back formation from scuzzy, though relative chronology of coinage uncertain
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