scuzz

scuzz
n
1.
American
dirt, seediness, anything distasteful.
The word has been widely used since the late 1960s and probably postdates the adjective form scuzzy. The word had been picked up by some British speakers by the 1980s.
► 'Foul-mouthed critics and their lairs - Old Compton St, the Coach and Horses, Pri-vate Eye, The Spectator, Fleet Street Freelancer - the whole scuzz world of journalism is here in black and white (al-beit seen through the bottom of a glass).' (I-D magazine, November 1987)
2.
also scuzzball or scuzzbag or scuzzo a disreputable, unpleasant, unattractive or worthless person. A derivative of scuzzy which has been popular since the early 1970s.
► 'Impeachment: how much of a scuzzball is Hastert?' (Posted on Daily Koswebsite, 19 June 2005)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • scuzz — ☆ scuzz [skuz′bôl΄skuz ] n. Slang 1. a scuzzy person: also scuzzball [skuz′bôl΄] 2. filth, grime, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • scuzz — [[t]skʌz[/t]] n. Slang. cvb Also called scuzz•ball [[t]ˈskʌzˌbɔl[/t]] one that is contemptible. • Etymology: 1965–70; back formation from scuzzy …   From formal English to slang

  • Scuzz (comics) — Superherobox caption= Artwork by Paul Ryan, from D.P. 7 #32. comic color = background:#ff8080 character name = Scuzz alter ego = Dennis Michael Cuzinski publisher = Marvel Comics debut = DP7 #1 (1986) creators = Mark Gruenwald Paul Ryan alliance… …   Wikipedia

  • scuzz-bucket — n A worthless, repulsive person. I think Red is a scuzz bucketwho drives a scuzz bucket. 1980s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • scuzz-bag — n A worthless, repulsive person. Velma is the worst scuzz bagI ve ever known. 1980s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • scuzz-hole — n a dirty, unpleasant place K F Hotel, Reading. What a scuzz holeY (Online review, November 2004) …   Contemporary slang

  • scuzz someone out — tv. to nauseate someone. □ He had this unreal face that almost scuzzed me out! CD It’s not nice to scuzz out people like that, especially when you hardly know them …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • scuzz — /skuz/, Slang. n. 1. a dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive person or thing. adj. 2. scuzzy. [1965 70; prob. by back formation from SCUZZY, though relative chronology of coinage uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

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