scuzz

Slang for filth

Scuzz is slang for something or someone dirty, grimy, or generally disgusting.

A scuzz is a sleazy or disreputable person: Some scuzz tried to sell me a stolen watch.

The word also works as a mass noun for filth or grime itself: There's scuzz all over the bathroom tiles.

Related forms include scuzzy (adjective) and scuzzball (a contemptible person).

filth

grime

Ingrained surface dirt

crud · sludge · gunk · residue · scum · smudge · grit · soot · tarnish · dregs

disgust

gross

Total before subtractions

  • nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
  • vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
  • foulOffensive or illegal

repulsive · revolting · icky · yucky · gnarly · skeevy · sketchy · rank · raunchy · grotty

sleaze

sleazeball

Contemptible, unethical person

slimeball · lecher · sketchiness · seediness · tawdriness · sordidness · raunchiness · smut · trashiness · grubbiness

person

creep

Stealthy, slow movement

slimeball · scumbag · deadbeat · degenerate · loser · bum · skank · slob · greaseball · perv

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness/hygiene

scuzzcleanliness

Absence of dirt

spotlessness · purity · immaculateness · pristine · immaculate

moral character/respectability

scuzzgentleman

Courteous, honorable man

class act · saint · paragon · mensch · lady

aesthetic quality

scuzzelegance

Refined, graceful quality

refinement · class · sophistication · polish · respectability

Phrases
Family

scuzzy, scuzzball, scuzzier, scuzziest, scuzzballs

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Profile
Used worldwide · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG