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Meaning of "scungy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCUNGY

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCUNGY

scungy  [ˈskʌndʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCUNGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scungy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCUNGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scungy in the English dictionary

The definition of scungy in the dictionary is miserable; sordid; dirty.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCUNGY


basenji
bəˈsɛndʒɪ
bostangi
bɒˈstændʒɪ
dingy
ˈdɪndʒɪ
fringy
ˈfrɪndʒɪ
grungy
ˈɡrʌndʒɪ
gungy
ˈɡʌndʒɪ
Gurindji
ɡʊˈrɪndʒɪ
kanji
ˈkændʒɪ
loungy
ˈlaʊndʒɪ
lozengy
ˈlɒzɪndʒɪ
mangey
ˈmeɪndʒɪ
mangy
ˈmeɪndʒɪ
mingy
ˈmɪndʒɪ
orangey
ˈɒrɪndʒɪ
orangy
ˈɒrɪndʒɪ
punji
ˈpʌndʒɪ
rangy
ˈreɪndʒɪ
scroungy
ˈskraʊndʒɪ
spongy
ˈspʌndʒɪ
stingy
ˈstɪndʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCUNGY

scummiest
scummily
scumming
scummy
scuncheon
scundered
scunge
scungier
scungiest
scungilli
scunner
scunnered
Scunthorpe
scup
scuppaug
scupper
scuppernong
scur
scurf
scurfiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCUNGY

bungy
clingy
dungy
lingy
pongy
puddingy
singsongy
slangy
springy
stringy
swingy
tangy
thingy
twangy
wingy
zingy

Synonyms and antonyms of scungy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCUNGY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scungy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scungy

Translation of «scungy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCUNGY

Find out the translation of scungy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scungy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scungy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scungy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scungy
570 millions of speakers

English

scungy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scungy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scungy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scungy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scungy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scungy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scungy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scungy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scungy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scungy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scungy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scungy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scungy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scungy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खुशामत करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scungy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scungy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scungy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scungy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scungy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

scungy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scungy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scungy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scungy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scungy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCUNGY»

The term «scungy» is barely ever used and occupies the 193.827 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of scungy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «scungy».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCUNGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scungy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scungy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scungy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCUNGY»

Discover the use of scungy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scungy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Actors' Handbook: A Guide to the Australian ...
So if you've got dreadlocks, fantastic, but make sure they're well kept and well groomed, that they're great dreadlocks, not scungy dreadlocks. The point I'm making is that scungy really doesn't work even if you're going for scungy roles.
Marnie Hill, 2007
2
Son of Cheap Video
Scungy video may use the computer's interrupt structure, so managing other interrupts might get somewhat harder. And scungy video leans heavily on some other things inside your micro, particularly four parallel port lines and possibly an  ...
D. Lancaster, 1980
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Dark Summer
Worried as he is for his family's safety, distracted by his partner's troublesome love life, with the bite of economic recession casting gloom, this dark summer seems endless—until a vital clue appears, and the case begins to unravel.
Jon Cleary, 2013
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Ola
(I'm glad to be away from our scungy flat!) 'Let's revel in the abundant waste and comfort and, if there's any decadence, I'll have a bit of that too.' As you talked, you piled his meagre 'wardrobe' onto the bed. 'You've been too long in that log ...
Albert Wendt, 1991
5
Les images du 3 juillet
(G7) On the smart side, (D) feeling scungy (C) In a park, down (Em) by the (D) lake (G) Almost homeless (D) watch the beggars (C) waiting for the (Em) day to ( D) break On the (G7) move on the (D) run Roam (C) Toronto in the (G) sun On the  ...
Richard-Warren Strong, 2005
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Kilobaud: Microcomputing
Lancaster calls this concept "scungy video." The advantages of scungy video, designed primarily for the KIM-1 and other 6502-based systems, are many. You can eliminate most of the address restrictions that cheap video imposes on your ...
‎1981
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Pride's Harvest
Grime was still out in the middle of the pool, the skim-net still over his face, looking for all the world like a drunk who had decided to have a floating sleep. “ He's Normie Grime, Scungy they called him. I've been using him as an informant for the ...
Jon Cleary, 2013
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic ...
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Thomas Percy, 1845
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Disguises
I suppose it was serious showing off, going to a scungy Bondi Junction Chinese restaurant dressed like that. Whatever, Uncle Chan and all the others oohed and aahed, and said how lovely I looked and how happy they were to see me again ...
Sally Leigh, 2007
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Skiing
A flock of trucks was parked there for easy poaching of the scungy showers in the motel's cungier hot-tub' area. I'd driven there from Calgary, naged and alone, just to ski the Chugach I'd seen in i magazines. I had no money for heli drops so I ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCUNGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scungy is used in the context of the following news items.
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State of Origin: Stand aside you Maroons, the Blues are about to …
Banjos. Yes, folks, there's a huge gathering coming together north of the Tweed, on the flatlands​ by that scungy stream the town is built around, complete with ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
$300k budgeted for bus shelter
The first thing visitors see is a scungy place where their bags get wet. Keep the funding in there but keep the best price option." Councillor Geoff Evans said ... «Marlborough Express, Jun 15»
3
Five of the best: Noodle soups
This scungy foodcourt off K Road isn't going to win any awards for its ambience or outlook, but just inside the door sits Chinese Kitchen, a friendly and thrifty joint ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
4
'And then there was a sawn-off in the car': a policeman's story
It was a "scungy" old Holden Commodore that triggered alarm bells for the young copper. A highway patrol officer working in the north-west, he was on a day ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
5
Sorry mum. Sorry for everything. Picture: Kids are the worst. Source …
Actually, I'm sorry to Scungy too. They say motherhood is a thankless task, and that shouldn't be the case. The Thank Yous should be as free flowing as the But ... «NEWS.com.au, May 15»
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Sydney Comedy Festival 2015 review: Luke Heggie shines as …
... how owning a dog-grooming trailer doesn't make you a businessman, and that "nothing says scungy maggot made good" like owning an outdoor spa. «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
7
The 9 Best Bands To Come Out Of Sydney's Inner West
... Little Bastard, scungy blues-rock'n'roll band The Snowdroppers are playing one of their very few sets of 2014 and 60s inspired garage-punk-pop trio Bloods. «Tone Deaf, Sep 14»
8
Revamp plan to brighten up Bridge St
Kate Thompson, 21, central Nelson, communication consultant: "I think it looks better than what it was before. It just used to be a scungy alleyway." Ad Feedback. «Nelson Mail, Jul 14»
9
Why my next garage will be solar
I want to put a shower in our master bathroom to replace the scungy old tub that came in the home when we bought it. We just had to replace our package heat ... «TechnologyTell, May 14»
10
Stories stripped bare
Nursing beers at a scungy bar on the outskirts of Austin, Texas during South by Southwest, singer/guitarist Shane Parsons and drummer Simon Ridley ... «The West Australian, Apr 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Scungy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scungy>. Apr 2024 ».
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