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Recent Examples of scroungy
The mesh fabric adds a bit of sexiness and fun to your average lounge bra—which, in my drawers, can often err on the scroungy side—and provides the perfect pick-me-up when the girls need a little bit of a lift.
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Lily Wohlner, womenshealthmag.com, 9 May 2023
That meant giving the men in that environment scroungy beards and longer sideburns to reflect the era.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 June 2022
But nobody in particular can be identified except some members of the scroungy New Orleans-Dallas-Galveston demimonde.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2017
Lily Wohlner, womenshealthmag.com, 9 May 2023
That meant giving the men in that environment scroungy beards and longer sideburns to reflect the era.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 June 2022
But nobody in particular can be identified except some members of the scroungy New Orleans-Dallas-Galveston demimonde.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scroungy
Adjective
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Hostaria San Pietro’s is hand-written on a scruffy piece of paper, according to the fisherman’s catch—cod, shrimp, squid.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a scruffy former revolutionary desperate to find his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) with an old enemy (Sean Penn) in hot pursuit.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Windsors’ real estate portfolio is far from shabby, but the centuries-old castles lack a personal touch from their modern-day inhabitants.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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Once a textiles factory, the hotel has ‘shabby chic’ lovingly pinned to its moodboard, with peeling paint and exposed steel woven into its elegant, but deceivingly effortless, design.—
Stephanie Gavan,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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England’s Ashes with the ball ended with Carse, Josh Tongue, a bedraggled Matthew Potts and part-time spinners Bethell and Will Jacks bowling Australia out for 567, their highest score of the series.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Although some houseplants don’t mind dry air, low humidity levels put stress on certain tropical plants and ferns, and leave plants looking bedraggled, or, in the worst case, slowly kill them.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Scroungy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scroungy. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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