frowzy

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

frowzy or frowsy, adjective

FROW-zee

1 - messy or shabby in personal appearance or manner of dress
2 - In North America.  unpleasant to be in because of mustiness, staleness, or a bad smell

The origin is unknown, but the first known use is from 1681.

Examples:
For the sake of their image, the band members transformed themselves from clean-cut lads to frowzy rockers.
Joe's house was unlivable after the flood due to its frowzy smell.

Comments

[rainbow-yarn.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha, this word is hilarious! I've never heard it before, but I'm definitely going to make it a staple in my vocabulary...

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

"Frowsy rockers," heh.

---L.

[james0289.livejournal.com]

My mum always says this was a 'nan' word -- i.e. a word that only her mother knew and would say (we always assumed she'd made it up!) along with 'frem'. There are others, but I can't think of any at the moment.