Meaning & use
scuffed
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marked with scrapes or wear from rubbing or friction against a rough surface.
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Her shoes were scuffed from years of walking to school.
The moving crew left a scuffed patch on the hardwood floor.
A note on using this word
Increasingly used in gaming and online slang to mean 'low-quality' or 'janky', as in 'a scuffed version of the game', extending beyond its original literal sense.
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