scummy

English

Etymology

scum +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʌmi

Adjective

scummy (comparative scummier, superlative scummiest)

1. Covered in scum.

   We have to wash your trousers: they're all scummy.

2. (slang) sleazy, worthless, no good
   • 2006, Arctic Monkeys, When the Sun Goes Down (song)

     And what a scummy man / just give him half a chance / I bet he'll rob you if he can.