Scungy

//ˈskʌnd͡ʒi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Dirty, messy; sordid. Australia, New-Zealand, US, informal

    "1975, The Bulletin, Issues 4951-4963, page 44, […] bewitched by the culinary oddities introduced by migrants from the scungier sections of the Old World."

Synonyms

All synonyms
scummyscummy

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"1975, The Bulletin, Issues 4951-4963, page 44, […] bewitched by the culinary oddities introduced by migrants from the scungier sections of the Old World."

Etymology

From scunge + -y.

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