scumbag

Example Sentences

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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

Asked why he used other insults including "scumbag, grooming, homophobic, sadist", Mr Linehan replied: "I don't think there's anything lower than a man who bullies a woman."

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

It does not make the neighbor a scumbag; it was obviously an accident.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2023

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

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

At least he didn't call him a scumbag.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023