Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scuzz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: scuzz
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person.

Countable; Slang

noun

A scuzzy thing, a disgusting substance, especially dirt or grime.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For example, when the poor surviving father – the excellent actor Robert Forster as “Eddie Marino” – sees a pious liberal judge suspend the sentence on the scuz that killed his son, he goes berserk in the courtroom – and he ends up in the slammer for contempt of court!"

Etymology

Back-formation from scuzzy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

scuzzes (plural) scuz (alternative) skuz (alternative)

Derived Forms

scuzzball scuzzbucket scuzzoid

Phrases

scuzzed out scuzz up

Synonyms

assbag assbreath assbucket asschunk asscunt assface assfag assfaggot assfuck assfucker asshat asshead

Questions

What does scuzz mean?: A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person.
Where does scuzz come from?: Back-formation from scuzzy.

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