Definition of Scum

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Definition of Scum

Scum

The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross.

refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.

To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.

To sweep or range over the surface of.

To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.

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Scum Quotations

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
William Shakespeare

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.
Edward Abbey

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.
Duke of Wellington

Organizations like the ACLU fought and won the good fight back in the 1960's, but it's clear that nowadays they've run out of useful things to do since they now spend most of their time defending the scum of the Earth from getting what they rightly deserve.
Craig Bruce

The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.
Mary Astell

Popular culture tells you that schools and parents don't know what's going on, the police are dogs, politicians are all liars and scum, and any crime that's not committed by the Mafia is done by the CIA.
Stanley Crouch

This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not seem very serious when the scum rise to the top in the bridge club or the offices of a small magazine publisher.
Robert Shea

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum.
Steve Albini

America is just the country that how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against tyranny and oppression of the worst kind. There the politician has come to be looked upon as the very scum of society.
Peter Kropotkin

I have the ability to create and be in touch with God. I can't change bread and wine into body and blood, but I can take the scum or the slime of the earth and make it into a man or woman.
J. F. Powers

Scum Translations

scum in Spanish is escoria, espumar
scum in Swedish is skumma, avskum, skum

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