scuzz n.
1. (also skuz) any unpleasant person.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Sun. Sun (Baltimore) 3 Nov. D1/5: I [...] did ‘Midnight Cowboy’ where I’m Ratso Rizzo, a complete scuzz [OED]. | |
| Ladies’ Man (1985) 65: I was under strain from chasing around some scuz who was into cooking garbage and balling apemen. | |
| Campus Sl. Mar. 6: scuz – unsightly, ugly person. | |
| (con. c.1970) Phantom Blooper 27: That little skinny skuz and the retarded fatbody. |
2. dirt, mess, any horrible substance.
| Paco’s Story (1987) 3: Into the ale you go with all the other alewife scuz and foamy harbor scum. | |
![[Can]](/static/img/flags/can.png "Canada") | Cat’s Eye (1989) 217: In the larger picture, we’re just a little green scuzz on the surface. | |
| Sl. and Sociability 40: Some sounds appear to give words a slangier flavor – most noticeably z in words like zazzy from jazzy, scuz from scum. | |
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | Lockie Leonard, Legend (1998) 71: ‘What’d he say?’ said Pop. ‘Can’t understand him with that scuzz on his lip.’. | |
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | Guardian Guide 26 Feb.–3 Mar. 7: Following in the scuzz-horror, no-budget footsteps of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. |
3. (US) semen.
 | ‘Shell’s Degredation’ on asstr.org 31 Jan. 🌐 Another scuz missile flew slightly off course, stinging wetly into Lei's wide open left eye, leaving her cringing at the wet saltiness. |
4. a sexually active, thus by sexist definition, promiscuous, woman.
| Ebonics Primer at www.dolemite.com 🌐 scuzz Definition: a small, British white girl who whores her body for scone money CUP Example: The scuzz ate her British tea and toast. |
In compounds
1. (US campus) a sexually promiscuous woman.
| Campus Sl. Fall 6: scuzbag – ugly and/or sexually loose female. |
2. (US) a contemptible person.
| Time 11 July 72/2: He calls a minister a ‘scuzzbag’. | |
| TV Movies and Video Guide 986: Two longtime Chicago street cops [...] decide maybe it’s time to retire—but there’s one more scuzzbag to track down first. | |
| Sl. and Sociability 59: Derogatory epithets abound, for example [...] reeb, scuzbag. | |
| Danger Zone 79: ‘I heard that, you scuzzbag,’ Amanda said, scowling. |
disgusting, contemptible.
| Milk and Honey 57: And you think your scuzzbag friend is innocent? | |
| Murder Most Mellow 80: I read about it in that... that scuzzbag trade rag! |
a contemptible person.
| A-Team 2 (1984) 58: We’re pros ... and you guys are scuzzballs. | |
| Dict. of Invective (1991) 345: A truly despicable person may also be said to be scuzzo, a scuzzbag (the same as a scumbag or sleazebag), or a scuzzball. | |
| Lush 38: ‘Don’t ‘baby’ me, scuzzball!’ She kicked the man in the stomach. | |
| Indep. Rev. 17 Sept. 5: The world is full of scuzzballs and slimebags. | |
| in Courting The Abyss 6: Our fundamental civil rights often depend on defending some scuzzball you don’t like. |
unpleasant, disgusting.
| Miami and the Keys 21: You’ll see the Beach at its turning point from scuzzball alley to fashion central. |
an unpleasant person.
| Skin Tight 228 : I get sick a dealing with cheap scuzzbuckets like you. | |
| Mad mag. Apr. 11: [He] made a career as America’s most noteworthy scuzzbucket. | |
| Snow on the Carpet 20: This excuse for a person, this yellow scuzzbucket named Tony Rose. |
unpleasant, distasteful, repellent.
| Skin Tight 272: Some scuzzbucket politican who croaks on his knees. |
(US) any cheap, greasy or sweet snack foods, e.g. chips, crisps, popcorn.
| NDAS. |
a general term of abuse.
| Howard the Duck 19: You’re a turkey, scuzz-brain. | |
| Alien Secrets 81: The next time one of the girls mouthed off to her, I gave the scuzzhead a black eye. | |
| Curvy Lovebox 151: Oi. Scuzzhead. You listenin? |