Is Scruffing a Word?

n. the nape or back of the neck.

What's Scruffing?

What Is Scruffing? Scruffing is a general term for a variety of holds on the skin of the cat's neck. ... The theory behind this restraint is that since kittens go limp when their mothers carry them by the scruff, so a tight grip on the loose skin over a cat's shoulders would trigger the same response.

Is scruff a bad word?

a dirty and untidy person: I feel a bit of a scruff in my jeans.