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scroungy

scroungy adjective: dirty or shabby.

Adjective

scroungy (comparative scroungier, superlative scroungiest)

  1. (slang) dirty or shabby

Forms of scroungy

comparativescroungier
superlativescroungiest

Origin of scroungy

From scrounge + -y.

Questions about scroungy

What does scroungy mean?
Scroungy means dirty or shabby.
What part of speech is scroungy?
Scroungy is an adjective.

Words near scroungy in the dictionary

  1. scrounging
  2. scrounging down
  3. scrounging out
  4. scrounging up
  5. scroungings
  6. scroungy
  7. scrow
  8. scrowdge
  9. scrowdged
  10. scrowdges
  11. scrowdging

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