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Another word for scum

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scum

n.

froth, film, impurities; see residue, trash 1, 3.

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Another word for scum

noun

(Slang)

A group of persons regarded as the lowest class:

dreg (often used in plural), lumpenproletariat, rabble, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, trash. Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed. See over, rich

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The lead is melted down slowly, when the impurities separate in the form of a scum (dross), which is easily removed.
I figured you'd be so busy defending the scum of the earth you wouldn't have a minute to spare.
The scums then settle down to the bottom of the cone, whence they are run off to the scum tank.
There is no negotiating with the Yirkin scum or my father's killer, A'Ran thought but held his tongue, aware his only ally believed himself right in this.
I'm not sure but I think his Philadelphia-scum friends asked him to check around.

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