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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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Its messiness is also in step with 2020s hyperpop—scruffy, topsy-turvy electronic music that seeks to harness, not counteract, modern overstimulation.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Emiliano Martinez’s save from Lukas Nmecha’s header in the 74th minute kept them in the game, with Villa equalising in the only way probable — a scruffy goal from a set piece.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Not too shabby for a pair of undergraduate students.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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But Handley loves them for their shabby chic, rustic charm.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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From Karen Black, who can seem alternately gorgeous and bedraggled, joyous and defeated, Jaglom has gotten one of her finest portrayals and surely her best comic performance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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As the bedraggled salesman Willy Loman, Peter Jacobson emotes a lot with his hands.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Scroungy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scroungy. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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