1 noun back of neckbaic fem c m ubaic an mhuinílshe grabbed him by the scruff of the neckrug sí greim ar chúl a mhuiníl2 noun informal personceamach fem2 c m ugiobachán masc1he's a total scruffgiobachán amach atá anndon't turn up at the party looking like a scruffná tar chuig an gcóisir gléasta i do chuid bratóg3 verb TRANSITIVEgreim cúl muiníl a bhreith ar
phrases
to take sth by the scruff of the neck
(also
to grab sth by the scruff of the neck
)dul i ngleic le rudhe took the game by the scruff of the neckrug sé greim ar an gcluicheshe took life by the scruff of the neckchuaigh sí i ngleic leis an saol, thug sí faoin saol le fonn
