1965-70; expressive coinage; compare similar phonetic components of scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy
British Dictionary definitions for scuzzy
scuzzy
/ˈskʌzɪ/
adjective -zier, -ziest
1.
(slang, mainly US) unkempt, dirty, or squalid
Word Origin
C20: perhaps from disgusting or perhaps from a blend of scum and fuzz
Word Origin and History for scuzzy
adj.
1968, North American colloquial, perhaps a blend of scummy and fuzzy [Barnhart]. First attested use is in reference to Ratso Rizzo in "Midnight Cowboy."
Slang definitions & phrases for scuzzy
scuzzy
adjective
Dirty; filthy; repellent; grungy: a bunch of scuzzy Moroccan A-rabs