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scum

 
 
pronunciation:
skuhm
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a layer of waste matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
We cleaned scum off the top of the pool.
definition 2: a person or persons considered to be low or bad.
Marta thinks that people who sell drugs are scum.
derivation: scumlike (adj.)