scuzzballs

Morally repugnant people

Scuzzballs is the plural of scuzzball, a contemptuous term for a despicable or disgusting person.

The word combines scuzz (filth, sleaze) with ball as a suffix for a type of person, following the pattern of oddball or screwball.

Those scuzzballs left trash all over the campsite.

contemptible

sleazebags

Contemptible, unethical people

jerks · slimeballs · scumbags · losers · deadbeats · bums · cretins · vermin · weasels · rats

grimy

filth

Foul, accumulated matter

  • grimeIngrained surface dirt
  • crudFilthy deposit or residue
  • muckFilthy wet dirt

grunge · scum · dirt · sludge · slime · residue · buildup · gunk · nastiness · grossness

Opposites
moral character

scuzzballssaints

Canonized religious figures

angels · good people · straight arrows · good eggs · do-gooders

social respectability

scuzzballspillars of the community

Respected, influential local figures

gentlemen · ladies · dignitaries · VIPs · elites

hygiene/cleanliness (metaphorical and literal)

scuzzballsneat freaks

People obsessed with tidiness

preppies · boy scouts

Family

scuzzball

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG