scruff

🇺🇸 /skrʌf/ 🇬🇧 /skrʌf/
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noun
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A person who is not well-groomed or clean, often with messy hair.

The scruff at the bus stop had tangled hair and stained clothes.

translation

n. A person who is not well-groomed or clean, often with messy hair.

Word Forms

Plural scruffs