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How to pronounce scum in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms trash
Type of ragtag and bobtail, ragtag, rabble, riffraff
Type Words
Type of film
Has types scoria, dross, slag
Derivation scummy
Type Words
Type of remove, get rid of

Examples of scum

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I hope the states Attorney's General ALL get with it and sue this bunch of scum.
From the forbes.com
A sheet can be used to dissolve soap scum from shower doors, and the tile walls.
From the stltoday.com
Some of the best commentators are absent and delerict scum like you is to blame.
From the economist.com
This scum has betrayed her oath and should be in federal prison for a long time.
From the washingtontimes.com
You can prevent scum forming by adding citric acid such as that found in lemons.
From the newscientist.com
They are the scum of the Earth and the greatest enemies of freedom in our time.
From the infowars.com
Only you liberal lefty quinoa munching scum would continue to peddle such lies.
From the guardian.co.uk
The law needs to stop protecting the scum who do this, regardless of their age.
From the dailymercury.com.au
We should run these sorts of scum out of town, not give them a slap on the wrist.
From the dailymercury.com.au
More examples
  • Remove the scum from
  • Trash: worthless people
  • A film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
  • Scum is the third studio album by English punk rock band the Anti-Nowhere League and the first album of new material released since the original band's breakup ten years previously. ...
  • Scum is a hardcore punk/black metal band formed in 2002 with members from Amen, Emperor, Zyklon and Turbonegro. All members are Norwegian except for American vocalist Casey Chaos. According to the band, their idea is to play "black metal with a real punk rock attitude".
  • Scum is a 1979 film directed by Alan Clarke, portraying the brutality of life inside a British borstal. The story was originally made for the BBC's Play for Today strand in 1977, however due to the violence depicted in the film, it was banned from broadcast. ...
  • "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 1977 TV film written by Roy Minton and Directed by Alan Clarke.
  • A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water); A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds; The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank; (derogatory, slang) A person or persons ...