Meaning of "scum" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCUM

Of Germanic origin; related to Old High German scūm, Middle Dutch schūm, Old French escume.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCUM

scum  [skʌm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCUM

Scum is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scum in English.

WHAT DOES SCUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scum in the English dictionary

The first definition of scum in the dictionary is a layer of impure matter that forms on the surface of a liquid, often as the result of boiling or fermentation. Other definition of scum is the greenish film of algae and similar vegetation surface of a stagnant pond. Scum is also Also called: dross, scruff. the skin of oxides or impurities on the surface of a molten metal.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCUM

PRESENT

Present

I scum

you scum

he/she/it scums

we scum

you scum

they scum

Present continuous

I am scumming

you are scumming

he/she/it is scumming

we are scumming

you are scumming

they are scumming

Present perfect

I have scummed

you have scummed

he/she/it has scummed

we have scummed

you have scummed

they have scummed

Present perfect continuous

I have been scumming

you have been scumming

he/she/it has been scumming

we have been scumming

you have been scumming

they have been scumming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I scummed

you scummed

he/she/it scummed

we scummed

you scummed

they scummed

Past continuous

I was scumming

you were scumming

he/she/it was scumming

we were scumming

you were scumming

they were scumming

Past perfect

I had scummed

you had scummed

he/she/it had scummed

we had scummed

you had scummed

they had scummed

Past perfect continuous

I had been scumming

you had been scumming

he/she/it had been scumming

we had been scumming

you had been scumming

they had been scumming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will scum

you will scum

he/she/it will scum

we will scum

you will scum

they will scum

Future continuous

I will be scumming

you will be scumming

he/she/it will be scumming

we will be scumming

you will be scumming

they will be scumming

Future perfect

I will have scummed

you will have scummed

he/she/it will have scummed

we will have scummed

you will have scummed

they will have scummed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been scumming

you will have been scumming

he/she/it will have been scumming

we will have been scumming

you will have been scumming

they will have been scumming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would scum

you would scum

he/she/it would scum

we would scum

you would scum

they would scum

Conditional continuous

I would be scumming

you would be scumming

he/she/it would be scumming

we would be scumming

you would be scumming

they would be scumming

Conditional perfect

I would have scum

you would have scum

he/she/it would have scum

we would have scum

you would have scum

they would have scum

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been scumming

you would have been scumming

he/she/it would have been scumming

we would have been scumming

you would have been scumming

they would have been scumming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you scum
we let´s scum
you scum

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to scum

Past participle

scummed

Present Participle

scumming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SCUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scum» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of scum

canaille · crust · dross · film · froth · impurities · offscourings · rabble · riffraff · rubbish · scruff · trash

TRANSLATION OF SCUM

Find out the translation of scum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scum» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 令人厌恶的人
• Translator English - Spanish: escoria
• English: scum
• Translator English - Hindi: मैल
• Translator English - Arabic: حثالة
• Translator English - Russian: мразь
• Translator English - Portuguese: traste
• Translator English - Bengali: গাদ
• Translator English - French: vermine
• Translator English - Malay: Kotoran
• Translator English - German: Abschaum
• Translator English - Japanese: 人間のくず
• Translator English - Korean: 인간쓰레기
• Translator English - Javanese: Scum
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bọt
• Translator English - Tamil: அழுக்காகவும்
• Translator English - Marathi: मळी
• Translator English - Turkish: pislik
• Translator English - Italian: gentaglia
• Translator English - Polish: szumowiny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мразь
• Translator English - Romanian: gunoi
• Translator English - Greek: αποβράσματα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: roes
• Translator English - Swedish: avskum
• Translator English - Norwegian: avskum

10 QUOTES WITH «SCUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scum.

1

Edward Abbey

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

2

Steve Albini

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum.

3

Mary Astell

The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.

4

Craig Bruce

Organizations like the ACLU fought and won the good fight back in the 1960's, but it's clear that nowadays they've run out of useful things to do since they now spend most of their time defending the scum of the Earth from getting what they rightly deserve.

5

Stanley Crouch

Popular culture tells you that schools and parents don't know what's going on, the police are dogs, politicians are all liars and scum, and any crime that's not committed by the Mafia is done by the CIA.

6

Frank Dobson

All businessmen are scum.

7

A. P. Herbert

I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.

8

Noreena Hertz

Debt vultures are really the scum at the bottom of the pond. These are guys who buy up the debts of the world's poorest countries on the secondary market. You can go buy debts of a country like Peru, for example, at a real discount. Why? Because people think that the debts won't be repaid.

9

Peter Kropotkin

America is just the country that 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.

10

Michelle Malkin

Pond scum stinks. And so do the Obama administration's enormous, taxpayer-funded 'investments' in politically connected biofuel companies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCUM»

Discover the use of scum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Scum

Megan's brother Danny is dead, killed in an apparent robbery in a bar.

James Dekker, 2008

SCUM Manifesto

This edition features Ronell's incisive introduction.

Valerie Solanas, 1971

Scum

And with this impressive novel, he proved that he was at the height of his creative power until his recent death at age 86. Scum evokes the teeming life of 1906 Warsaw's backstreets.

Isaac Bashevis Singer, 2003

Scum

'Scum is a masterfully written book in which Williams, by means of a particularly effective form of fragmentation of language, captures the disjunctive experience of a terrified boy.

Paul Williams, 2013

Pond Scum

When he stumbles upon a mysterious gem that has the power to transform him into any creature he touches, Oliver, a lonely ten-year-old, enters a parallel world of the pond where he overhears a crow's plot to take over the world, forcing him ...

Alan Silberberg, 2007

SCUM Manifesto

Dropping out, however, is an excellent policy for men, and SCUM will enthusiastically encourage it. Looking inside yourself for salvation, contemplating your navel, is not, as the Drop-Out People would have you believe, the answer. Happiness ...

Valerie Solanas, 1996

Scum of the Earth

Arthur Koestler is now an essential part of the English literary landscape both as political activist, controversialist and the author of Darkness at Noon.

Arthur Koestler, 2006

S.C.U.M.

Adrian Mole goes to Summer Heights High in this story of hormones, high school and social hierarchy from one of Australia's funniest writers.

Danny Katz, 2012

Scum: none

Gulassarian has made his mark with this work, presenting to us a world of aimless sex, joyless alcohol binges, and unanswered dreams in a city of decadence.

Robert Gulassarian, 2010

Froth & Scum: Truth, Beauty, Goodness, and the Ax Murder in ...

Discusses how the course of journalism and the rise of sensational journalism evolved due to two major trials during the 1830s and 1840s

Andie Tucher, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scum is used in the context of the following news items.

ND warns of toxic algae scum on ponds, lakes

BISMARCK — North Dakota health officials are warning residents and ranchers to watch out for blue-green scum in livestock water supplies, lakes and other ... «The Capital Journal, Jul 15»

Wimbledon 2015: Nick Kyrgios denies 'dirty scum' cry was at the …

Nick Kyrgios has insisted he was calling himself “dirty scum” and not the ... When quizzed on why he called himself “dirty scum”, Kyrgios replied: “Why are you so ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

Shashi Tharoor calls reporters 'scum', later says it was directed only …

PTI/File image. "I speak to the police, not to self appointed liars and scum," said Tharoor when a reporter repeatedly asked him to comment on the ongoing case. «Firstpost, May 15»

Vandals daub 'Tory scum' on white BMW owned by Conservative …

Vandals have targeted a Conservative candidate by spray-painting "Tory scum" - on her dad's car. Bristol's Charlotte Leslie, 36, and her father Ian, 70, woke up ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»

'You're f*****g scum': Cops probe shocking footage of woman's foul …

The clip - which sees the victim being called “f***ing scum” in front of passersby - was filmed by an onlooker in Glasgow. The sickening footage was uploaded ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»

Nigel Farage brands anti-Ukip protesters 'scum' after they invade …

Nigel Farage yesterday accused anti-Ukip protesters of chasing his terrified family out of a country pub – and branded them 'scum'. He said his two daughters ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

McCain defends 'low-life scum' remark

Washington (CNN) Sen. John McCain says the Code Pink protesters he called "low-life scum" at a hearing last week deserved it. The Arizona Republican made ... «CNN, Feb 15»

McCain boots 'low-life scum' from hearing

Washington (CNN) Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain had harsh words for protesters who shouted criticism at 91-year-old Henry ... «CNN, Jan 15»

Google Apologizes To Bakery For Showing Logo That Called Its …

... a stolid bakery chain that serves basic but delicious British lunchtime fare like pies and cheese sandwiches — they instead found Google calling them "scum.". «Business Insider, Aug 14»

CNN reporter removed from Israel-Gaza after branding Israelis who …

CNN's International correspondent Diana Magnay has been removed from covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after she branded a group of Israelis 'scum' ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»