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3 definitions • 6 examples
1
a
layer
of
unpleasant
or
unwanted
material
that has
formed
on the
top
of a
liquid
:
Examples:
The
lake
near
the
factory
was
covered
with
grey
, foul-smelling scum.
2
a very bad or
immoral
person or
group
of people:
Examples:
People who
organize
dog
fights
are scum in my
opinion
!
His
boss
treats
him like scum (= very
badly
).
racist
scum
3
a
thin
layer
that
forms
on the
surface
of a
liquid
:
Examples:
The
tea
was nasty-tasting stuff that
looked
like
pond
scum.
I wish you wouldn’t leave
soap
scum in the
bathtub
.
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