scuzzy

[skuhz-ee]

adjective

Slang.

scuzzier, scuzziest 

1. dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive; disgusting.

scuzzy

/ ˈskʌzɪ /

adjective

1. slang,  unkempt, dirty, or squalid

Word History and Origins

Origin of scuzzy¹

First recorded in 1965–70; expressive coinage; compare similar phonetic components of scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy

Word History and Origins

Origin of scuzzy¹

C20: perhaps from disgusting or perhaps from a blend of scum and fuzz

Example Sentences

He must love the hectic and scuzzy New York classics that launched a generation of great filmmakers in the ’60s and ’70s.

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The shows so far have spanned the modern desert’s full range of scenes — country dance nights, the scuzzy punk of Throw Rag, cabaret drag acts and gothic folk from Blood Nebraska.

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It’s natural to view the temporary mixing of Willard R. Abbott’s earnest teachers with the scuzzy simpletons who barely run the worst bar in America as, um, entirely unnatural.

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A product of the Los Angeles club scene of the late 1970s, Great White played scuzzy but tuneful rock in the proudly debauched hair-metal tradition; Mark Kendall’s guitars chugged and squealed, while Russell’s voice could evoke the manly shriek of Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant.

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Norah Jones, “Running” Scuzzy in a good way.

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• objectionable 
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