scum
skuhm
- n worthless people
- n a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
- v remove the scum from
- Eugene Robinson nails it today on the quadrennial Republican scum festival that begins in August of every presidential election year.
- Much has been made of Marilyn's desperate personal history, the litany of abusive foster homes and the predatory Hollywood scum that accompanied her wriggle to stardom.
- Under the microscope a drop of pond scum can give hours of delightful study.