Word of the Day:
scrappy
What It Means
Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
(Of a fight) characterised by lots of ungainly or wild punches, grabs, wrestling, etc.
He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.
Scrappy in Context
“In those days PGS [Portsmouth Grammar School] was full of sadistic staff and scrappy boys called things like Smudger, Muzz and Titch.”
Did You Know?
From scrap + -y.
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