"scuzzball" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskʌzbɔl/ Audio: En-us-scuzzball.ogg Forms: scuzzballs [plural], scuzz ball [alternative], scuzz-ball [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʌzbɔl Head templates: {{en-noun}} scuzzball (plural scuzzballs)
  1. (slang) Someone who does nasty things or plays harmful tricks; a person of very low ethics; a lowlife. Tags: slang Related terms: scuzz, scuzzbucket, scuzzy, sleazeball, sleazebag, scumbag, scumbucket
    Sense id: en-scuzzball-en-noun-3x9Hz7BF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2005, John Durham Peters, Courting the Abyss: Free Speech and the Liberal Tradition:",
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