scumbag

[ skuhm-bag ]

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nounSlang: Vulgar.

a condom.
a mean, despicable person.

Origin of scumbag

First recorded in 1965–70; scum + bag

Words Nearby scumbag

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How to use scumbag in a sentence

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British Dictionary definitions for scumbag

scumbag

/ (ˈskʌmˌbæɡ) /

noun

slang an offensive or despicable person

Origin of scumbag

C20: perhaps from earlier US sense: condom, from US slang scum semen + bag

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