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scuzzes

scuzzes is the plural of scuzz.

Meaning of scuzz

Noun

scuzz (countable and uncountable, plural scuzzes)

  1. (countable, slang) A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person.
    • 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!1983 March 7, Stephen Hunter, “‘Vigilante’: exploiter of America’s street-crime fear”, in The Sun, volume 292, number 94, Baltimore, Md.: A.S. Abell Publishing Co., page B6
  2. (slang) A scuzzy thing, a disgusting substance, especially dirt or grime.

Phrases with scuzzes

Questions about scuzzes

What is scuzzes the plural of?
Scuzzes is the plural of scuzz.

Words near scuzzes in the dictionary

  1. scuzzball
  2. scuzzballs
  3. scuzzbucket
  4. scuzzbuckets
  5. scuzzed up
  6. scuzzes
  7. scuzzes up
  8. scuzzier
  9. scuzziest
  10. scuzzily
  11. scuzziness

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