scumbag
Americannoun
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scumbags
plural
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a condom.
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a mean, despicable person.
noun
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Origin of scumbag
Example Sentences
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"I'm not a scumbag, I'm not an idiot. I've always been a worker," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
Through their music, they have been able to reclaim some of their lost innocence by calling out their ex-boyfriends for their seedy, scumbag behavior.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2023
"At the end of the day, respectfully, governor, he was not a scumbag," Rumlin said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023
In her view, gawkers are drawn to Murdaugh’s case for a simple reason: “He’s a scumbag who had it all. He’s privileged, he’s wealthy and that wasn’t good enough.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
As everyone waits for time to show all, why not keep pretending that McGregor is only a scumbag for show, in order to preserve the comeback narrative?
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2020
Rob Davies placed notices in his Run Ragged vintage shop in Wrexham, informing customers "due to scumbags shoplifting, please ask for assistance to open cabinets".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
“Glass Onion” continues to give America’s entitled scumbags their due, though this time the focus isn’t on a family but rather an inner circle of self-styled disruptors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Offended: My overall point was that even scumbags have innocent mothers and other family members who deserve comfort and showing compassion toward him would comfort them.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021
The deaths of intelligent, rational people on this show—your Tywins, your Qyburns, your Varyses—create a special pain: even if they’re scumbags, you’ll miss their competence.
From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2019
They may not have caught any terrorists yet, but they're sure getting a lot of scumbags off the streets.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
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