Meaning & use

scrote

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British informal term for a despicable or contemptible person.

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He called the man a lazy little scrote after he skipped out on the bill.

Nobody in the neighborhood trusted that scrote after what he did.

A note on using this word

Originally a slangy shortening of 'scrotum,' it evolved in British slang into a general term of contempt for a person, similar to 'git' or 'toerag.'

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