scunges

Noun

scunge (countable and uncountable, plural scunges)

1. (slang, uncountable) Muck, scum, dirt, dirtiness; also used attributively.
   • Every saucepan he owned was piled there, caked with unidentifiable scunge.1986, Gary Crew, The Inner Circle, unnumbered page

   Synonyms:

   grime, gunge, muck, scum

2. (countable, slang) A scrounger; one who habitually borrows.

   Synonyms:

   bludger, moocher, smell-feast, bloodsucker, bummer, freeloader, free rider, gadfly, leech, mooch

3. (countable, slang) A dirty or untidy person; one who takes no pride in their appearance.
   • “You four scunges need to clean yourselves up,″ Jarrad announced — ironic given his own personal hygiene, Jake thought, which was less than impeccable.2008, Pam Withers, Mountainboard Maniacs, page 120

   Synonyms:

   dag, grub, slob, clatty, dirtbag, dirtball, feague, frump, grotbag, meff

4. (countable, derogatory, slang) A scoundrel; a worthless or despicable person.
   • The press officer was glad to get me onto the helicopter back to the airbase, as he obviously thought I must be a bit of a scunge asking political questions, when it was my job to report on how well the war was going and how the North was being held.1966, Comment: A New Zealand Quarterly Review, volume 8, page 14

   Synonyms:

   asshole, piece of work, scumbag, assbag, assbreath, assbucket, asschunk, asscunt, assface, assfag

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