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scumbag

noun

  1. a contemptible person
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskʌmˌbæɡ/

noun

Etymology: From scum + bag; first recorded use 1953.

  1. A condom.

    “A scumbag,” Sonny repeated. “Rubber. A pro-phy-natic. You know what I mean, don't you?”

  2. A sleazy, disreputable, despicable, or otherwise immoral person; a lowlife.

    Can you believe that scumbag Steve asked to sleep with her before even asking her name?

    Monroney was variously described as a "scumbag," "SOB," "Snake," "dead sheep," [...] and assorted unprintable adjectives.