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scum

[skuhm]

noun

  1. a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.

  2. refuse or offscourings.

  3. a low, worthless, or evil person.

  4. such persons collectively; riffraff; dregs.

  5. scoria.



verb (used with object)

scummed, scumming 
  1. to remove the scum from.

  2. to remove as scum.

verb (used without object)

scummed, scumming 
  1. to form scum; become covered with scum.

scum

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. a layer of impure matter that forms on the surface of a liquid, often as the result of boiling or fermentation

  2. the greenish film of algae and similar vegetation surface of a stagnant pond

  3. Also called: dross. scruff.the skin of oxides or impurities on the surface of a molten metal

  4. waste matter

  5. a worthless person or group of people

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to remove scum from

  2. rare(intr) to form a layer of or become covered with scum

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • scumless adjective
  • scumlike adjective
  • unscummed adjective
  • ˈܳˌ adjective
  • ˈܳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scum1

1200–50; Middle English scume < Middle Dutch ū ( Dutch schuim ) foam; cognate with German Schaum foam
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scum1

C13: of Germanic origin; related to Old High German ū, Middle Dutch ū, Old French escume; see skim
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The doors to its historic Globe Lobby were shattered, with graffiti on the large globe inside and across the building’s facade: “Return the homies” and “Trump is scum.”

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Posting to Instagram he said: "Just trying to do an exhibition in Norwich and this happens, absolutely scum of the earth."

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The president displayed the rhetorical discipline and analytical precision he’s famous for, calling various former officials “scum” and the like.

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It only makes sense that the two libertarians would collide at the hive of scum and villainy that is CPAC.

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"The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

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