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cruff.

Crude, rough, uncouth, tough.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Crude, rough, uncouth, tough.

    Caribbean
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Compare scruff (“one with untidy appearance”), scurf (“skin disease; dandruff”). Compare also cruft, crufty (“of inferior quality”); gruff (“rough, unpolished”).

noun
  1. A person who is uncouth, crude, or tough.

    Caribbean
  2. A lazy person; someone of little value.

    Caribbean · derogatory · often
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Compare scruff (“one with untidy appearance”), scurf (“skin disease; dandruff”). Compare also cruft, crufty (“of inferior quality”); gruff (“rough, unpolished”).

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