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scumbag

[skuhm-bag]

noun

Slang: Vulgar.
  1. a condom.

  2. a mean, despicable person.



scumbag

/ ˈʌˌæɡ /

noun

  1. slangan offensive or despicable person

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scumbag1

First recorded in 1965–70; scum + bag
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scumbag1

C20: perhaps from earlier US sense: condom, from US slang scum semen + bag
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The talk show host called Germany's leader "a Nazi scumbag" for comments about Russia.

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Virgil is vicious and terrifying, and, as Bailey puts it in an interview, “There is no quicker shorthand for a scumbag than someone who is beating up a defenseless woman.”

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From the soft guitar strum of “Frances,” a track where he tries to figure out where he went wrong, to the self-deprecating upbeat “Scumbag” and “Something, Somehow, Someday” where he croons about still believing they’re “meant to be,” a majority of this album paints a painstakingly clear picture of a breakup.

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There were shouts of "scumbag" from the public gallery as Jones was sent down.

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Bezos interferes with editorial at the Washington Post now, but somehow a story slipped through that highlights how much various levels of scumbag dominated the inauguration party scene this week.

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