scumbag
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scumbag
- /ˈskʌmˌbæɡ/ US
Where it comes from
From scum + bag. First use appears c. 1939.
noun scumbags
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A condom.
“A scumbag,” Sonny repeated. “Rubber. A pro-phy-natic. You know what I mean, don't you?”
Similar: condom, cum catcher, rubber
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A 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?
Similar: assbag, assbreath, assbucket, asschunk, asscunt, assface, assfag, assfaggot, assfuck, assfucker, asshat, asshead
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: arsehole, turd, squirt, swelling, skank, sonofabitch, douche, punk, pimp, dickhead, scum, dirtbag, schmuck, junk, dipshit, trash
Translations
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noun despicable person
| 中文 | 無賴 /无赖 wúlài, 流氓 liúmáng |
|---|---|
| Français | sac à merde, enfoiré, salaud |
| Deutsch | Drecksack, Dreckskerl |
| Română | nenorocit |
| Русский | гни́да gnída, отморо́зок otmorózok, подо́нок podónok, хмырь xmyrʹ |
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title = {scumbag},
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