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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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Marshall was soon welcomed into the scruffy jam band’s inner circle.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Become a Subscriber That Caught Stealing echoes the scruffy, anything-goes atmosphere of Aronofsky’s earliest work gives it a sense of frenzied nostalgia.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cillian Murphy plays the titular Steve, a beloved teacher at a controversial school that uses public funds to house violent and antisocial boys in a shabby old mansion.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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The best is when Lee finds Wendell in the shabby living quarters above the bookstore.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Flower Beds, Perennials, and Ornamentals Perennials and annual flowers tend to look a little bedraggled at the end of the summer.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hawkins is aged up, and appears bedraggled, hard-pressed for some good luck.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
5 Dec. 2022
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“Scroungy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scroungy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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