"scuzz" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-scuzz.ogg [Australia] Forms: scuzzes [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from scuzzy. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|scuzzy}} Back-formation from scuzzy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scuzz (countable and uncountable, plural scuzzes)
  1. (slang, countable) A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person. Tags: countable, slang
    Sense id: en-scuzz-en-noun-rIXGv5QQ Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 12
  2. (slang) A scuzzy thing, a disgusting substance, especially dirt or grime. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-scuzz-en-noun-~dHt5Z7U Disambiguation of People: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jerk Derived forms: scuzzball, scuzzbucket, scuzzed out, scuzzoid, scuzz up

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for scuzz meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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