scum - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid

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green scum found on stagnant pools

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(noun)

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a worthless or contemptible person or group of people

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you drug dealers are the scum of the earth

he's a better man than any of you scum

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(verb)

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form a layer of dirt or froth on (a liquid)

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litter scummed the surface of the water

the lake shore was scummed with dead weed