avskum

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Likely from av (off) +‎ skum, as in "that which has been skimmed off". Cognate of Danish afskum, German Abschaum.

Noun

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avskum n

  1. scum (despicable people or person)
    De är avskum
    They are scum

Declension

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Declension of avskum 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative avskum avskummet
Genitive avskums avskummets

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