Origin: 1870–75; origin uncertain; perhaps continuation of Scots and dial. scout, scoot,Middle English scoute in same sense; perhaps noun use of Scots scout to spurt, squirt out, scoot
n. a despicable person. (Teens and collegiate.) : It's scuts like that who give all us really rad kids a bad name.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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