scum
English
/skʌm/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
- (uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
- The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.
- (uncountable) semen
- (countable) A reprehensible person or persons.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English scum derived from Middle Dutch schūme (foam) derived from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (foam, froth) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (cover, conceal).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*skew-
Gloss
cover, conceal
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bag English
- ball English
- breath English
- bucket English
- butt English
- cyberscum English
- descum English
- face English
- fuck English
- head English
- hole English
- lord English
- offscum English
- save English
- savescum English
- savescummer English
- scum-ridden English
- scumbag English
- scumbaggery English
- scumbaggy English
- scumball English
- scumbreath English
- scumbucket English
- scumbutt English
- scumface English
- scumfuck English
- scumhead English
- scumhole English
- scumless English
- scumlike English
- scumlord English
- scummer English
- scummily English
- scumminess English
- scumming English
- scummy English
- scumshit English
- scumsucker English
- scumsucking English
- scumwad English
- scumware English
- shit English
- start English
- startscum English
- startscummer English
- sucker English
- sucking English
- scuma Latin
- spūma Latin
- Abschaum German
- Meerschaum German
- Nanoschaum German
- Schaum German
- Schaumbildung German
- Schaumblase German
- Schaumgummi German
- Schaumkrone German
- Schaumkunststoff German
- Schaumstoff German
- Schaumwein German
- antischiuma Italian
- antischiumogeno Italian
- nanoschiuma Italian
- schiuma Italian
- schiumogeno Italian
- schiumoso Italian
- schuim Dutch, Flemish
- schuimen Dutch, Flemish
- schuimfeest Dutch, Flemish
- schuimkop Dutch, Flemish
- schuimkraag Dutch, Flemish
- schuimparty Dutch, Flemish
- schuimrubber Dutch, Flemish
- schuimtaal Dutch, Flemish
- schuimwijn Dutch, Flemish
- zeeschuim Dutch, Flemish
- écume French
- écumer French
- écumeux French
- *skew- Proto-Indo-European
- escuma Portuguese
- *skūmaz Proto-Germanic
- scum Middle English
- *skúm Old Norse
- escume Old French
- schuum Middle Dutch
- schūme Middle Dutch
- schūme, schume Middle Dutch
- scum Old High German
- scūm Old High German
- schūm Middle High German
- Schaum Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- שוים Yiddish
- שוימיק Yiddish
- *skūm Old Dutch
- schūm Middle Low German
- *skūm Old Saxon
- *skūm Frankish
- schome Walloon
- skuma Sranan Tongo
- scuma Interlingua
- bag
- fuck
- butt
- ball
- head
- shit
- face
- save
- lord
- hole
- start
- scummy
- sucker
- descum
- bucket
- breath
- offscum
- sucking
- scumwad
- scummer
- scumbag
- scumbutt
- scumhole
- scumface
- scumball
- scummily
- scumshit
- scumfuck
- scumlord
- scumware
- scumming
- scumlike
- scumhead
- savescum
- scumless
- cyberscum
- startscum
- scumbaggy
- scumsucker
- scumbreath
- scumminess
- scumbucket
- scumbaggery
- scumsucking
- savescummer
- scum-ridden
- startscummer