scum

/skʌm/ noun

Translation

SUBSTANCE [U, no plural] › an unpleasant, thick substance on the surface of a liquid

sıvı üstünde kirli tabaka, birikinti, köpük, kir tabakası

There was a thick layer of scum on the water.2111

PERSON [U] informal › an offensive way of referring to a very bad person

pislik/ayaktakımı kişi; (argo) boktan/beş para etmez kimse

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(Definition of scum noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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