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scumbag

[skuhm-bag] / ˈskʌmˌbæg /


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“Said she’d never pegged me for a scumbag before,” he sings, “She said she didn’t ever want to see me anymore / And I still don’t know why.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025

"I dare that scumbag to sue me," he posted.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024

Knowing that Cohen is their most problematic witness, prosecutors spent not just Monday and Tuesday, but most of the trial, trying to inoculate him against the defense’s attacks by leaning into his scumbag reputation.

From Slate ● May 14, 2024

"At the end of the day, respectfully, governor, he was not a scumbag," Rumlin said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023

"Can't let the scumbag warp the mind of our favorite son," says Jesse, to which Jake replies, "I'm the favorite? You're practically all they ever talk about."

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2019

Rob Davies placed notices in his Run Ragged vintage shop in Wrexham, informing customers "due to scumbags shoplifting, please ask for assistance to open cabinets".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025

“Glass Onion” continues to give America’s entitled scumbags their due, though this time the focus isn’t on a family but rather an inner circle of self-styled disruptors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2022

Offended: My overall point was that even scumbags have innocent mothers and other family members who deserve comfort and showing compassion toward him would comfort them.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021

The deaths of intelligent, rational people on this show—your Tywins, your Qyburns, your Varyses—create a special pain: even if they’re scumbags, you’ll miss their competence.

From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2019

Hipsters, sad-faced hobos, con-men, muggers, scumbags and angels.

From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow




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