What is the meaning of scum in slang?
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- What is the meaning of scum in slang?
- What is another word for scum?
- What does low life scum mean?
- What is the meaning of white scum?
- What is the opposite of scum?
- What are some insulting words?
- Is Scum an insult?
- What is the origin of the word scum?
- What is scum in biology?
- How do you use the word scum in a sentence?
What is the meaning of scum in slang?
b : a low, vile, or worthless person or group of people. scum. verb. scummed; scumming.
What is another word for scum?
What is another word for scum?
| rabble | riffraff |
|---|---|
| scum of the earth | hoi polloi |
| ragtag | commoners |
| masses | plebs |
| rank and file | riff-raff |
What does low life scum mean?
A vulgar, coarse, or undignified person. ... An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
What is the meaning of white scum?
white scum definition, white scum meaning | English dictionary. white. adj. 1 having no hue due to the reflection of all or almost all incident light.
What is the opposite of scum?
▲ Opposite of a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid. cleanliness. sterility. purity.
What are some insulting words?
Synonyms
- stupid. noun. offensive an insulting name for someone who you think is being stupid.
- jerk. noun. offensive someone who does stupid, annoying, or unkind things.
- dunce. noun. ...
- dipstick. noun. ...
- dork. noun. ...
- bonehead. noun. ...
- dingbat. noun. ...
- jackass. noun.
Is Scum an insult?
2(informal) [plural] an insulting word for people that you strongly disapprove of Don't waste your sympathy on scum like that. Drug dealers are the scum of the earth (= the worst people there are).
What is the origin of the word scum?
Etymology. From Middle English scum, scome, skum, skome, scumme, from Middle Dutch schūme (“foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). Cognate with Dutch schuim (“foam”), German Schaum (“foam”), Danish and Swedish skum (“foam”).
What is scum in biology?
n. 1. a layer of impure matter that forms on the surface of a liquid, often as the result of boiling or fermentation. 2. ( Biology) the greenish film of algae and similar vegetation surface of a stagnant pond.
How do you use the word scum in a sentence?
How to use scum in a sentence
- These freshwater blooms may look like scum, foam, mats or even paint floating atop the water. ...
- On Earth, such sediments have preserved evidence of ancient life in the form of fossilized mats of microscopic pond scum called stromatolites.
