ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scungy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈskʌnd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Scungy is an adjective meaning (Australia, New Zealand, US, informal) Dirty, messy; sordid.

Meaning

(Australia, New Zealand, US, informal) Dirty, messy; sordid.

Example Sentences

That is a scungy lawn in front of the rented flat down the road.
“[…]I have been saving up the scungiest, most disgusting fix-up and cleanup jobs just for you.”
1975, The Bulletin, Issues 4951-4963, page 44, […] bewitched by the culinary oddities introduced by migrants from the scungier sections of the Old World.
And while for most people, talk of “green” fridges might conjure up images of hygiene disasters in scungy student flats, the revolutionary invention is not on the nose.

Word Forms

Synonyms for scungy

Depending on context, synonyms include scummy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scuzzy, scrungy, scroungy, grungy, grubby, scrotty.

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