scuzzball en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈskʌzbɔl/
Etymology
From scuzz + -ball.
Meanings
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(slang) Someone who does nasty things or plays harmful tricks; a person of very low ethics; a lowlife.
Of course, if you're a sneaky, manipulative scuzzball, then maybe you don't want your boss to know you very well.
2000, Robert Bacal, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dealing With Difficult Employees:Was she really in bed with Marlucci and a sorry scuzzball like Snyder? What was her angle, other than money?
2004, Jay Brida, G.O.P. D.O.A.:[…] the codependence of the friends of liberty and the deviant: 'Our fundamental civil rights often depend on defending some scuzzball you don't like.'
2005, John Durham Peters, Courting the Abyss: Free Speech and the Liberal Tradition:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scuzzballs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| scuzz-ball | alternative | lexicographic | |
| scuzz ball | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
scuzz · sleazeball · scumbag · scuzzy · scumbucket · sleazebag · scuzzbucket