scumbag

[skuhm-bag]

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noun Slang: Vulgar.

a condom.
a mean, despicable person.

Origin of scumbag

First recorded in 1965–70; scum + bag

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Related Words for scumbag

degenerate, deviant, dip, pervert, pig, scum, slob, weirdo, crud, dirtbag, scumbag, sleaze, sleazeball, slimeball

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Contemporary Examples of scumbag

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British Dictionary definitions for scumbag

scumbag

noun

slang an offensive or despicable person

Word Origin for scumbag

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

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Word Origin and History for scumbag

"condom," by 1939, slang, from scum + bag (n.). Earlier (by 1817) it was used in sugar refining as the name of a frame covered in coarse cloth used in straining. Meaning "despicable person" is attested by 1971.