a person beyond the pale of respectability. a person devoid of any desirable qualities.
AKA as a low life, begbug, dirt bag, worm
A degenerate, does not have the words please and thank you in their vocabulary.
A degenerate gets out of a warm bed DOESN'T even take a shower (for days at a time)
and takes a bus (in 10 degree weather) during a Blizzard to gobet on horses with money
that was suppose to be for their kids school books.
A last minute effort to cover at lest the risk amount of what looks to be a losing bet. When a single or series junkie parlay bets don't look like they're going to pay out, a gambler does degenerate junkie scramble. This involves frantically betting on late night sporting events without conducting any substantial research at all.
degenerate gambler A: why is the account balance so low?
degenerate gambler B: I did a degeneratejunkie scramble last night to try and secure some type of profit for us, but all were unsuccessful
A person whose behaviour and attitude holds back the progress of the human race while eroding social solidarity. This person is often unemployable (or at least seldom employed), rude, and unable or unwilling to participate in accepted social norms.
My half-brother's father-in-law is a degenerate scumbag who does drugs and complains about women.