Scum Definition

skŭm
scummed, scumming, scums
noun
scums
A thin layer of impurities which forms on the top of liquids or bodies of water, often as the result of boiling or fermentation.
Webster's New World
The dross or refuse on top of molten metals.
Webster's New World
Worthless parts or things; refuse.
Webster's New World
A low, despicable person, or such people collectively; lowlife.
Webster's New World

(uncountable, slang, chiefly US) Semen.

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verb
scummed, scumming, scums
To remove the scum from.
American Heritage
To form scum; become covered with scum.
Webster's New World
Milton.
Wandering up and down without certain seat, they lived by scumming those seas and shores as pirates.
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Other Word Forms of Scum

Noun

Singular:
scum
Plural:
scums

Origin of Scum

  • From Middle English scum, scom, from Old English *scÅ«m (“foam") or Middle Dutch schÅ«me (“foam"), both from Proto-Germanic *skÅ«maz (“froth, foam"), from Proto-Indo-European *skeu- (“to cover, conceal"). Cognate with Dutch schuim (“foam"), German Schaum (“foam"), Danish and Swedish skum (“foam"). Compare also French écume (“scum"), Italian schiuma (“foam") Walloon schome (“scum, foam") from the same Germanic source. Related to skim.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Middle Dutch schūm (s)keu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Scum Sentence Examples

  • I figured you'd be so busy defending the scum of the earth you wouldn't have a minute to spare.

  • Don't expect me to feel remorse for the scum of the Earth.

  • The lead is melted down slowly, when the impurities separate in the form of a scum (dross), which is easily removed.

  • Remove the scum daily for the best results.

  • My intelligence far surpasses any of you worthless scum.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCU

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MUMCUM

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With S4 Letter Words Ending With M