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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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The trailer also shows Lucas Bravo’s character, Gabriel, is done with the scruffy look of the last season and has gone back to his original hunky style, even boasting some blond highlights and California tan.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Starring Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, with Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves, Good Fortune stars Reeves a scruffy guardian angel assigned to save someone’s soul.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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And the full-page beer list isn’t too shabby, either.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Despite an innate gift for melodic beauty and a bedraggled voice that would rouse itself to startling intensity, he was often derailed by substance abuse issues and a deluge of releases that were clearly in need of an editor or A&R executive to prune.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Watering mums from above has a similar effect, leaving blooms bedraggled and dull and shortening the lifespan of the flowers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Scroungy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scroungy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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