Definitions for scum
skʌmscum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trash, scumnoun

   worthless people

2. scumverb

   a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid

3. scumverb

   remove the scum from

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scumnoun

   A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).

2. scumnoun

   A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds

3. scumnoun

   The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.

4. scumnoun

   A reprehensible person or persons.

5. scumverb

   To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).

6. scumverb

   To remove (something) as scum.

7. scumverb

   To scour (the land, sea etc.).

8. Etymology: From scum, scom, from * or schume, both from skūmaz, from skeu-. Cognate with schuim, Schaum, and skum. Compare also écume, schiuma from the same Germanic source. Related to skim.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scumnoun

   Etymology: escume, French; schiuma, Italian; skum, Danish; schuym, Dutch.

   1. That which rises to the top of any liquor.

   The rest had several offices assign’d;
   Some to remove the scum as it did rise;
   Others to bear the same away did mind;
   And others it to use according to his kind. Fairy Queen.

   The salt part of the water doth partly rise into a scum on the top, and partly goeth into a sediment in the bottom. Francis Bacon.

   Gather’d like scum, and settl’d to itself,
   Self-fed and self-consum’d. John Milton.

   Away, ye scum,
   That still rise upmost when the nation boils. Dryden.

   They mix a med’cine to foment their limbs,
   With scum that on the molten silver swims. Dryden.

   2. The dross; the refuse; the recrement; that part which is to be thrown away.

   There flocked unto him all the scum of the Irish out of all places, that e’re long he had a mighty army. Edmund Spenser.

   Some forty gentlemen excepted, had we the very scum of the world, such as their friends thought it an exceeding good gain to be discharged. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

   I told thee what would come
   Of all thy vapouring, base scum. Hudibras.

   The Scythian and Egyptian scum
   Had almost ruin’d Rome. Wentworth Dillon.

   You’ll find, in these hereditary tales,
   Your ancestors the scum of broken jayls. John Dryden, Juven.

   The great and innocent are insulted by the scum and refuse of the people. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

2. To Scumverb

   To clear off the scum. Commonly written and spoken skim.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   A second multitude
   Severing each kind, and scum’d the bullion dross. John Milton.

   Hear, ye sullen powers below;
   Hear, ye taskers of the dead:
   You that boiling cauldrons blow,
   You that scum the molten lead. John Dryden, Oedipus.

   What corns swim upon the top of the brine, scum off. John Mortimer.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scum

   Scum is a song by Meat Puppets, released as the first promotional single from the No Joke! record. It only holds the title song. A video was filmed for this song, directed by Dave Markey.

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1. scum

   Scum generally refers to a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid. It can also refer to a worthless or contemptible person or group of people. In the context of industrial usage, it could mean a filmy layer of extraneous matter that has risen to or been formed on the surface of a liquid often as a foul or undesirable byproduct.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scum

   the extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross

2. Scum

   refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless

3. Scumverb

   to take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim

4. Scumverb

   to sweep or range over the surface of

5. Scumverb

   to form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively

6. Etymology: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. skum, Icel. skm, LG. schum, D. schuim, OHG. scm, G. schaum; probably from a root meaning, to cover. 158. Cf. Hide skin, Meerschaum, Skim, v., Sky.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scum

   skum, n. foam or froth: the extraneous matter rising to the surface of liquids, esp. when boiled or fermented: refuse: offscourings, dregs.—v.t. to take the scum from: to skim:—pr.p. scum′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. scummed.—n. Scum′mer, an implement used in skimming.—n.pl. Scum′mings, skimmings.—adj. Scum′my, covered with scum. [Scand., Dan. skum, froth; Ger. schaum, foam.]

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1. SCUM

   What does SCUM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SCUM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scum in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of scum in a Sentence

1. Kim Jong:

   Whatever decision we make and whatever actions we take, the responsibility for the consequences thereof will entirely rest with the South Korean authorities who stopped short of holding proper control of the dirty human scum.

2. David Friedman:

   To my friend Donald Trump, you are better than this. Even a social visit from an antisemite like Kanye West and human scum like Nick Fuentes is unacceptable, i urge you to throw those bums out, disavow them and relegate them to the dustbin of history where they belong.

3. Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad:

   Frank Wilma, I promise you whatever scum did this, not one man on this force will rest one minute before until he's behind bars. Now, let's grab a bite to eat.

4. G. K. Chesterton:

   The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.

5. Peter Kropotkin:

   America is just the country that shows how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against tyranny and oppression of the worst kind. There the politician has come to be looked upon as the very scum of society.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scum
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=scum
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scum
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scum
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=scum