scunge

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Muck, scum, dirt, dirtiness

   Muck, scum, dirt, dirtiness; also used attributively.

   • Every saucepan he owned was piled there, caked with unidentifiable scunge.
   • We asked questions like, “Do you think we can take a blowtorch to burn that green scunge out of the refrigerator without wrecking the insulation?”
2. 2

   A scrounger

   A scrounger; one who habitually borrows.

3. 3

   A dirty or untidy person

   A dirty or untidy person; one who takes no pride in their appearance.

   • “You four scunges need to clean yourselves up,″ Jarrad announced — ironic given his own personal hygiene, Jake thought, which was less than impeccable.
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   1. 4

      A scoundrel

      A scoundrel; a worthless or despicable person.

   2. 5

      To mark with scunge

      To mark with scunge; to begrime or besmirch.

      • “I was scunged. ... I hated myself, hated everything, felt useless and worthless, had no friends, no love, no career, no education, no parents and no tomorrows. It all added up to nothing.”
   3. 6

      To slink about

      To slink about; to sneak, to insinuate.

      • Each time he moved, the old dog that lay along his side would groan, complaining at its disturbance until Charlie's fingers scunged into the German shepherd′s long hair reassuring him with his familiar fussing.
   4. 7

      To scrounge

      To scrounge; to borrow.

      • The Australian Labor Party in Victoria had a very successful result. Members of the National Party are scunging around trying to win Ballarat!
      • 2011, Nichola Garvey, Beating the Odds, HarperCollins Australia, unnumbered page, ‘ […] My business does all the work, and you want to come and scunge a market off me and don′t even have a bet? […] ’

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