scum Neutral 🟢 Beginner (A1)

Noun Informal
Personality & Character
scum
Meaning

a worthless or contemptible person or group of people.

  • You drug dealers are the scum of the earth.
Pronunciation Practice
Grammar Forms
Category Form Value
Verbs V1 (Base) scum
V2 (Past) scummed
V3 (Participle) scummed
ING (Continuous) scumming
S-Form (Present) scums
Nouns Plural Form scum
Adjectives Comparative (-er) scummer
Superlative (-est) scummest