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An object or person with a scruffy, dishevelled, unkempt or cheap appearance. Tatty trainers and unwashed clothes complimented by greasy hair that hasn't been taken to a barber for a good few months, let alone seen shampoo would constitute a 'scratty' appearance. A cheap brand of clothes with little style could be described as 'scratty'. A tacky town or city could be branded 'scratty'.
1: "Have you seen Dave's new car?"
2: "The B reg metro?"
1: "Yeah."
2: "Yeah, it's scratty."

1: "Dude, scratty Anne has a new hair do, have you seen it?"
2: "Yeah, looks like she cut it herself."

1: "All those drugs have made Pete Doherty look really scratty."
2: "Agreed."

1: "I went to bradford to see some friends over Easter."
2: "What was it like?"
1: "To tell the truth, it was downright scratty."
Scratty by Pengers December 28, 2005
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An object or person with a scruffy, dishevelled, unkempt or cheap appearance. Tatty trainers and unwashed clothes complimented by greasy hair that hasn't been taken to a barber for a good few months, let alone seen shampoo would constitute a 'scratty' appearance. A cheap brand of clothes with little style could be described as 'scratty'. A tacky town or city could be branded 'scratty'.
1: "Have you seen Dave's new car?"
2: "The B reg metro?"
1: "Yeah."
2: "Yeah, it's scratty."

1: "Dude, scratty Anne has a new hair do, have you seen it?"
2: "Yeah, looks like she cut it herself."

1: "All those drugs have made Pete Doherty look really scratty."
2: "Agreed."

1: "I went to bradford to see some friends over Easter."
2: "What was it like?"
1: "To tell the truth, it was downright scratty."
Scratty by Pengers December 28, 2005
Used to describe something your tall, skinny, awkward friend would do. Usually refers to things that would be stupid or dorky when done or used by the average person, but has a sort of ironic coolness when the right person (i.e., Scratz) gets involved.
We were at the Salvation Army store and we found a red bucket hat and red-lensed sunglasses - when Chris wore them, it was the scrattiest look ever.

Dude, we're dressing in costume for a movie release? That's so scratty.
scratty by Patattack May 17, 2007
The whole of EAST london, especially the dwellers of this vile part of london, If you ever have the misfortune of visiting the stratford mall you will understand!! Its like a ghetto, along with the animals who inhabit the place.
This shithole is due to have a international rail terminal complete within the next few years, people are going to come here thinking its a heavy place and ting and there gonna be greeted with this scratty shopping centre and the apes that live dere
What gwonin wid dis place it be scratty

Dem peeps be proper scratty

SCRATFORD
scratty by cheefee January 2, 2004

Scratyes 

The Second Leader In A Friend Group Of Four, Most Likely To be Sweet And Shy, Also A Big Parent Of The Group
They Look Really Shy And Quiet, But Pretty, They Must Be A Scratyes
Scratyes by Faloofa January 3, 2021

Scratty Ash 

When you ring up the dirtiest girl you know, and have sex with her in the early hours of the morning, and then wake up to the smell of her on your fingers
Scratty Ash by Natalie Hamilton January 21, 2009
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