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scruffy

[skruhf-ee] Origin

scruff·y

[skruhf-ee]
adjective, scruff·i·er, scruff·i·est.
untidy; shabby.

Origin:
1650–60; scruff2 + -y1
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scruffy (ˈskrʌfɪ)
 
adj , scruffier, scruffiest
unkempt or shabby

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Word Origin & History

scruffy
1660, from scruff "dandruff, scurf" (late O.E.), variant of scurf (q.v.). Generalized sense of "rough and dirty" is from 1871.
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scruff(y) definition

[ˈskrəf(i)]
  1. mod.
    sloppy; unkempt. : Why don't you clean up this scruff car? It's—like—grody!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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