scuzzy

scuzzy

1. Dirty or grimy. Between the scuzzy sink and the smelly sheets, this has to be the most disgusting hotel room I've ever stayed in. We were all pretty scuzzy by the end of our camping trip.
2. Contemptible, despicable, sleazy, or disreputable. I don't want some scuzzy politician dictating how to live my life! It just seems like kind of a scuzzy thing to do to our longtime customers.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scuzzy

(ˈskəzi)
mod. repellent; unkempt. His clothes are always so scuzzy. He probably keeps them in a pile in his room.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • sit pretty
  • sitting pretty
  • scuzzed up
  • scuzz up
  • a bone of contention
  • bone of contention
  • contention
  • rotten
  • idiot juice
  • idiotic
References in periodicals archive
* WHEN ADDING MULTIPLE peripherals to a computer, it's wise to use a SCSI (pronounced "scuzzy") board.
Both were scuzzy, dangerous and full of attitude, with Rocket Queen seeing Slash cut loose on not one, but two solos that seemed to go on forever.
Sunday is rounded off with performances from cult US singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman, scuzzy garage five-piece The Walkmen and Grammy-nominated Canadian songstress Feist.
"Yo I'm a paparazzi/ I don't play no yatzi/I go pap-pap-pap my camera's up your crutch/ See I tell the truth from what I see and sell it to Perez Hilty/ Don't call my scuzzy making money that's my job celeb photography," she rapped.
Ramshackle brilliance lies within their scuzzy surf pop.
DIRTY SWEET American Spiritual (Acetate Records) SAN Diego rabble rousers Dirty Sweet live up to their name with a lowdown and dirty set of sweet scuzzy rock and roll, somewhere on the colour palette between Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and White Stripes.
Free Energy's angle is straight-ahead-Dazed and Confused-style careening '70s guitars, minus the scuzzy druggy reverb-classic rock cut with the occasional synth flourish.
Their scuzzy garage stomp and pared down rock'n'roll is delightfully raucous and packed with hooks.
The storage access layer consists of the interconnects - scuzzy cable, fiber channel, Escom - and the storage area network (SAN), products such as the firm's StorageNet series.
029 2087 8444 MUSIC Johnny Cage & The Voodoo Groove Some of Gwdihw favourite parties over the last 10 years have featured the scuzzy rock and roll of Johnny Cage & the Voodoogroove which is why they decided to invite them back for the penultimate party at Gwdihw Cafe Bar!
It's A Sign references 1991's Star Sign not just in title but in its scuzzy sunshine pop, while the wistful I Have Nothing More to say is another gorgeous highlight.
His first project was Cashier No.9 who (again back in the day) had something of a sleeper hit with a scuzzy, lofi little indie-ballad called To Make You Feel Better.
The album's two bookends stand out on first listen, with The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) opening the record in scuzzy, glam rock style and the genuinely moving closer The Troubles arguably providing Songs of Innocence with its high water mark.
It's a great music story and thankfully the music behind it is equally interesting - lo-fi scuzzy blues punk that licks the dirt from the underside of a disused mattress.
Together their sound has been described as a "scuzzy White Stripes meets Led Zeppelin rock 'n' roll duo".