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    scum

    US /skʌm/

    ・

    UK /skʌm/

    B2
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounLayer of unpleasant stuff forming on top of liquid
    The scum on top of the river was so disgusting I couldn't step into it
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Person of very poor character, who is despised
    She is total scum, so if you stay friends I don't want to hang out anymore
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A person considered unpopular or low-life
    Thieves and murderers are the scum of the earth

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    RESPECT

    07:25RESPECT
    • But even if you're praising them, even if you're putting someone on a pedestal, or if you're calling them human scum and trash and garbage, you're inherently dehumanizing them in both aspects.

      But even if you're praising them, even if you're putting someone on a pedestal, or if you're calling them human scum and trash and garbage, you're inherently dehumanizing them in both aspects.

    • Or if you're calling them "human scum"

      Or if you're calling them "human scum"

    A2

    Caddyshack - Funniest Scenes

    09:43Caddyshack - Funniest Scenes
    • Scum, slime, menace to the golfing industry.

      Scum, slime, menace to the golfing industry.

    • Scum.

      Scum.

    B1

    Trump's Road to the White House (full film) | FRONTLINE

    54:50Trump's Road to the White House (full film) | FRONTLINE
    • Absolute dishonest, absolute scum.

      Absolute dishonest, absolute scum.

    • Scum.

      Scum.

    B1

    How to make brawn (from a pig's head) - The Victorian Way

    08:45How to make brawn (from a pig's head) - The Victorian Way
    • Now we're going to put this on the range to boil. Marianne can look after it, and skim any scum that comes to the top.

      Now we're going to put this on the range to boil. Marianne can look after it, and skim any scum that comes to the top.

    • Marianne can look after it and skim any scum that comes to the top.

      Marianne can look after it and skim any scum that comes to the top.

    B1

    What's driving political violence in the United States? | DW News

    10:03What's driving political violence in the United States? | DW News
    • He calls them scum and vermin.

      He calls them scum and vermin.

    • He calls them scum and vermin.

      He calls them scum and vermin.

    B1

    7 Days on Norway's Most BEAUTIFUL Fjordland Cruise 🇳🇴 & it's UNREAL!!

    29:347 Days on Norway's Most BEAUTIFUL Fjordland Cruise 🇳🇴 & it's UNREAL!!
    • Cert scum.

      Cert scum.

    B1

    Is Putin's Russia re-living its Communist past? - BBC News

    03:51Is Putin's Russia re-living its Communist past? - BBC News
    • Vladimir Putin vowed to cleanse Russia of what he called traitors scum.

      Vladimir Putin vowed to cleanse Russia of what he called traitors scum.

    • After invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin vowed to cleanse Russia of what he called "traitors, scum, and the fifth column".

      After invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin vowed to cleanse Russia of what he called "traitors, scum, and the fifth column".

    B1

    Guitar Chords (Complete Course) With Course Book!

    38:21Guitar Chords (Complete Course) With Course Book!
    • the scum in a lot of different price points in

      the scum in a lot of different price points in

    B1

    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 7 "A Matter of Life and Chess"

    28:17Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 7 "A Matter of Life and Chess"
    • Get you, vampire scum.

      Get you, vampire scum.

    • Vampire scum.

      Vampire scum.

    B1

    The Confrontation - Les Misérables - 10th Anniversary Concert

    02:35The Confrontation - Les Misérables - 10th Anniversary Concert
    • - lf I have to kill you here - I was born with scum like you

      - lf I have to kill you here - I was born with scum like you

    A2