scunge
noun /skʌndʒ/
/skʌndʒ/
(Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)- [uncountable] dirt
- [countable] an unpleasant person
- [countable] a person who does not like to spend money
Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally Scots in the sense ‘scrounger’): of unknown origin; compare with the verb scrounge.