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Meaning of scuzzy | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
ˈskʌ.zi

Definitions

  1. Dirty or grimy.
  2. Disreputable; sleazy.

Examples

“a scuzzy toilet
Outside the gay discotheques, there was also a yuppy scene of 'XTC parties' that precociously featured one of the defining aspects of ravethe eschewing of alcohol in favour of juice and mineral water. For these respectable professionals, Ecstasy didn't seem like a drug; it was cheap, there was no scuzzy paraphernalia like syringes or bongs, it wasn't […]”
They were easy to shrug off as harmless cranks, only interested in getting together in scuzzy pubs to talk about a revolution they would never manage to provoke, more likely to fight among themselves than raise a concerted attack on the minorities they were so opposed to.”
“I’d been counting on Paul, a scuzzy-but-still-sexy manager of a music club in Shoreditch, to meet up with me on my first night in London.”

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