(Ireland, Scotland) A shabby, slovenly person.
(Ireland, Scotland) A shabby, slovenly person.
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(Ireland, Scotland) shabby, dirty, greasy.
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(Britain, Northern England, and, Scotland, _, dialect) Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
(Geordie, pejorative) A person who is unclean.
(now, _, Scotland, northern England) Sticky mud, mire or filth.
British colloquial for someone or something that looks scruffy, unkempt, or a bit rough around the edges — thin and ragged rather than deliberately dishevelled. You might describe a scratty flat, a scratty outfit, or a scratty-looking stranger. It implies not quite dirty but definitely not put-together, with a slight edge of sympathy. Common in northern England and well understood across the UK.
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