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Scrag

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A thin or scrawny person or animal.
  2. The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end.
  3. The neck, especially of a sheep.
  4. A scrog.
  5. A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
  6. A rough or unkempt woman.
  7. A ragged, stunted tree or branch.

Equivalents

Русскийзадыхаться
العربيةالنحيف
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Examples

“In any event he might have⟳ wakened the long scrag by so doing.”
“The butcher and the porkman painted up only the leanest scrags of meat; the baker, the coarsest of meagre loaves.”
“The large guy said that he couldnt sit⟳ down the front because of an eye condition, and she said, out loud, "too bad, go down the front". This was all heard by most of the crowd, 1 guy called her a bitch, i spoke out loud "what a scrag" which her boyfriend heard, he turned around agro like⟳ to defend⟳ her, when another guy yelled out "if you get⟳ agro about that son, ill be over there to show⟳ your girlfriend some manners", to which he promplty sat down :-), but after that she put⟳ her feet up on the seat in front of her !!”
“Post⟳ scrag fight⟳, Buffy is sweetness and light⟳ in her cardy and teeny tiny handbag (plus blonde hair) contrasting with Faith who is lying in bed with her kill-me-thrill-me cutoff shorts (plus brunette hair).”
“Get⟳ a life, you stupid scrag.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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