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Definition scum

Etymology

From Middle English scum, scom, from Old English *sc?m (�foam�) or Middle Dutch sch?me (�foam�), both from Proto-Germanic *sk?maz (�froth, foam�), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (�to cover, conceal�). Cognate with Dutch schuim (�foam�), German Schaum (�foam�), Danish and Swedish skum (�foam�). Compare also French �cume (�scum�), Italian schiuma (�foam�), Walloon schome (�scum, foam�), Lithuanian �amas (�catfish�) and skanus (�tasty�) from the same Germanic source. Related to skim.

Noun

scum (countable and uncountable, plural scums)

1. (uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
2. (uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
3. The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.
4. (uncountable, slang, chiefly US) semen
5. (countable, derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.

Verb

scum (third-person singular simple present scums, present participle scumming, simple past and past participle scummed)

1. To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).
2. To remove (something) as scum.
3. To become covered with scum.
4. (obsolete) To scour (the land, sea etc.).
5. (obsolete) To gather together, as scum.
6. (video games, informal) To startscum or savescum.

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