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scuzz⋅y

  [skuhz-ee]
–adjective, scuzz⋅i⋅er, scuzz⋅i⋅est. Slang.
dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive; disgusting.
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Origin:
1965–70; expressive coinage; cf. similar phonetic components of scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy
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scuz·zy   (skŭz'ē)   
adj.   scuz·zi·er, scuz·zi·est Slang

  1. Dirty; grimy: scuzzy floors.

  2. Disreputable; sleazy: "ran a scuzzy operation" (Myra MacPherson).


[Possibly from blend of scum and fuzz1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
scuzzy [ˈskəzi]

  1. mod.
    repellent; unkempt. : His clothes are always so scuzzy. He probably keeps them in a pile in his room.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

scuzzy 
1968, N.Amer. colloquial, perhaps a blend of scummy and fuzzy. First attested use is in ref. to Ratso Rizzo in "Midnight Cowboy."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

scuzzy
The usual pronunciation of SCSI.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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