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scum



Pronunciation: (skum), [key]
—n., v., scummed, scum•ming.

—n.
1. a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
2. refuse or offscourings.
3. a low, worthless, or evil person.
4. such persons collectively; riffraff; dregs.
5. scoria (def. 1).

—v.t.
1. to remove the scum from.
2. to remove as scum.

—v.i.
to form scum; become covered with scum.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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