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Scuffle
01
disorderly fighting
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
scuffles
02
a state of poverty or financial struggle
Slang
What does "scuffle" mean in poverty slang?
The term "scuffle" refers to a state of financial struggle or living in poverty, often implying constant effort to get by with limited resources. The structure is an informal extension of "scuffle," originally meaning a minor struggle or fight, repurposed to describe ongoing economic hardship. It is slang commonly used in everyday and urban speech to describe difficult financial conditions or surviving on very little income.
Examples
He grew up in a life of scuffle but worked hard to succeed.
03
a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
to scuffle
01
fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scuffle
3rd person singular
scuffles
Present participle
scuffling
Past simple
scuffled
Past participle
scuffled
02
walk by dragging one's feet
