scuzzy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of scuzzy
First recorded in 1965–70; expressive coinage; compare similar phonetic components of scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy
Example Sentences
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He must love the hectic and scuzzy New York classics that launched a generation of great filmmakers in the ’60s and ’70s.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Salon
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.
From Los Angeles Times
Norah Jones, “Running” Scuzzy in a good way.
From Los Angeles Times
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