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Huh, I always thought of "scrappy" as a willingness to get into a fight, despite the odds being against you.
by LogicHoleFlaw 17y ago
Huh, I always thought of "scrappy" as a willingness to get into a fight, despite the odds being against you.
- gojomo 17y agoI think that's the traditional definition -- but its meaning is drifting, because the word also makes people think of 'scrounging' or 'getting by on scraps'. So it's not just a fighter, but one who fights on in a resourceful/thrifty way. Though PG cites the 'belligerent' meaning, I suspect Kate and others are likely to mean/hear the 'thrifty/tenacious' connotations.