scumbag

nouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈskʌmˌbæɡ//

A sleazy, disreputable, despicable, or otherwise immoral person; a lowlife.

noun

1
datedA condom.
“A scumbag,” Sonny repeated. “Rubber. A pro-phy-natic. You know what I mean, don't you?”
2
informalA sleazy, disreputable, despicable, or otherwise immoral person; a lowlife.
Can you believe that scumbag Steve asked to sleep with her before even asking her name?
Monroney was variously described as a "scumbag," "SOB," "Snake," "dead sheep," [...] and assorted unprintable adjectives.
In the past week, he [Donald Trump] attacked the “truly sick and demented people” in the news media, […], not even counting the “deranged scumbags” in Iran.

Etymology

From scum + bag; first recorded use 1953.

Forms

plural: scumbags

Sculptor · A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies…sculpture · A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable…scum · A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a…

scumbag · A sleazy, disreputable, despicable, or otherwise immoral person; a lowlife.

se · A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.sea · A large body of salt water.Sea · A surname.

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