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scruffball

scruffball noun: any scruffy creature.

Noun

scruffball (plural scruffballs)

  1. (informal) Any scruffy creature.

Forms of scruffball

pluralscruffballs

Origin of scruffball

From scruff + ball.

Questions about scruffball

What does scruffball mean?
Scruffball means any scruffy creature.
What part of speech is scruffball?
Scruffball is a noun.
What is the plural of scruffball?
The plural of scruffball is scruffballs.

Words near scruffball in the dictionary

  1. scrudging
  2. scrue
  3. scruff
  4. scruffbag
  5. scruffbags
  6. scruffball
  7. scruffballs
  8. scruffbucket
  9. scruffbuckets
  10. scruffed
  11. scruffier

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