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Scuzzy

//ˈskʌ.zi// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Dirty or grimy. colloquial

    "a scuzzy toilet"

  2. 2
    Disreputable; sleazy. colloquial

    "They were easy to shrug off as harmless cranks, only interested in getting together in scuzzy pubs to talk about a revolution they would never manage to provoke, more likely to fight among themselves than raise a concerted attack on the minorities they were so opposed to."

Etymology

Probably a blend of scummy + fuzzy 1960s, US, colloquial, expressive coinage, with influence from scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy.

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