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- [skuhm]
- /skʌm/
- /skʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skuhm]
- /skʌm/
Definitions of scum word
- noun scum a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid. 1
- noun scum refuse or offscourings. 1
- noun scum a low, worthless, or evil person. 1
- noun scum such persons collectively; riffraff; dregs. 1
- noun scum scoria (def 1). 1
- verb with object scum to remove the scum from. 1
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Origin of scum
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English scume < Middle Dutch schūme (Dutch schuim) foam; cognate with German Schaum foam
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Parts of speech for Scum
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scum
noun scum
- algae — Algae is a type of plant with no stems or leaves that grows in water or on damp surfaces.
- barm — the yeasty froth on fermenting malt liquors
- bezonian — a knave or rascal
- bottom feeder — a fish that feeds on material at the bottom of a river, lake, sea, etc
- crud — You use crud to refer to any disgustingly dirty or sticky substance.
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