Scum

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Scum can refer to:

  • A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially water or molten metal).
  • A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
  • The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank. Some would consider this layer "frothy".
  • A card game, also known by various other names, such as President.
  • A derogatory insult, implying "worthless", "of no value", or "despised".
  • Soap scum, a chalky residue often found in showers or bathtubs.
  • Scum, a 1977 play for TV directed by Alan Clarke and set in a borstal, later remade in 1979 into a film by the same director.
  • Scum, a 1987 album by grindcore band Napalm Death.
  • S.C.U.M. (Society for Cutting Up Men) Manifesto, a.k.a. [The] SCUM Manifesto, a 1968 radical feminist book by Valerie Solanas.
  • Scum punk - a subgenre of punk rock
  • SCUM (band) - Norwegian/American punk/metal band
  • SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion), scripting language developed at LucasArts to ease development of the graphical adventure game Maniac Mansion.
  • Mastic Scum, an austrian Metalcore/Grindcore band.
  • As a verb, to "scum", or "scumming", is the act of soliciting sex from a person who is perceived to be of a lesser social class.
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