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adjective, scuzz·i·er, scuzz·i·est. Slang.

dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive; disgusting.

RELATED WORDS

dusty, murky, muddy, disheveled, crummy, unkempt, grimy, messy, nasty, sloppy, filthy, greasy, polluted, contaminated, distasteful, vile, horrific, scandalous, objectionable, vulgar

Nearby words

  1. scutulum,
  2. scutum,
  3. scutwork,
  4. scuzz,
  5. scuzzbucket,
  6. scybalous,
  7. scybalum,
  8. scylla,
  9. scylla and charybdis,
  10. scyphate
Also scuzz.

Origin of scuzzy

First recorded in 1965–70; expressive coinage; compare similar phonetic components of scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy
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British Dictionary definitions for scuzzy

scuzzy

adjective -zier or -ziest

slang, mainly US unkempt, dirty, or squalid

Word Origin for scuzzy

C20: perhaps from disgusting or perhaps from a blend of scum and fuzz
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for scuzzy

scuzzy

adj.

1968, North American colloquial, perhaps a blend of scummy and fuzzy [Barnhart]. First attested use is in reference to Ratso Rizzo in "Midnight Cowboy."

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