"scrot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskɹɒt/ Forms: scrots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: Perhaps related to scrote and/or scrotty. Head templates: {{en-noun}} scrot (plural scrots)
  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) A worthless or contemptible person. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-scrot-en-noun-8qopUdDu Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. scrotum
    Sense id: en-scrot-en-noun-0s4ji~Rw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scrot rot

Inflected forms

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              62,
              68
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          "contemptible",
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        ]
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        "(UK, slang, derogatory) A worthless or contemptible person."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈskɹɒt/"
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    },
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