Meaning of scunge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Muck, scum, dirt, dirtiness; also used attributively.
   slang, uncountable
2. A scrounger; one who habitually borrows.
   countable, slang
3. A dirty or untidy person; one who takes no pride in their appearance.
   countable, slang
4. A scoundrel; a worthless or despicable person.
   countable, derogatory, slang

Examples

“Every saucepan he owned was piled there, caked with unidentifiable scunge.”

“In two mad days Scully painted out the whole interior in lime wash⟳, and the place⟳ suddenly seemed brighter, bigger, cleaner, and so strangely wholesome that it made him realize⟳ how foul it had been before, what scunge he'd really been dealing with day and night.”

“We asked questions like⟳, “Do you think⟳ we can take⟳ a blowtorch to burn that green scunge out of the refrigerator without wrecking the insulation?””

“Fitzroy was the across-the-river equivalent of St Kilda. Another ragged, working-class suburb that had become⟳ bohemian and then been discovered and slicked up. There was plenty of scunge left, however; in the back streets the smell⟳ of dope wafted from the houses.”

““You four scunges need⟳ to clean⟳ yourselves up,″ Jarrad announced — ironic given his own⟳ personal hygiene, Jake thought, which was less than impeccable.”

“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.”

CEFR level