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scroungy adjective USinformaluk /ˈskraʊn.dʒi/ us /ˈskraʊn.dʒi/ looking old, dirty, untidy, or in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for: Most people feel scroungy if they don't brush their teeth every day. We stayed in a scroungy hotel room. A scroungy white dog stood in the garden, barking loudly. I can't believe she showed up for the interview wearing those scroungy jeans. Some of the people on the subway looked kind of scroungy. He has grown a scroungy-looking beard since I last saw him. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Dirty & untidy all over the placeidiom Augean besmeared bespattered bloodied look like something the cat brought/dragged inidiom look like/as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwardsidiom manky messily messy sluttish sluttishly soiled sordid sordidly unsterilized untidily untidy untrimmed unwashed |