Scummy
adjective
Not clean, dirty.
The old pond was all scummy.
Often appears as...
- scummy water
- scummy pond
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
adjective
A bad, unpleasant, person or thing.
He is a scummy person, always trying to cheat others.
Often appears as...
- scummy person
- scummy behavior
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Not clean, dirty.
The old pond was all scummy.
Often appears as...
- scummy water
- scummy pond
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
adjective
A bad, unpleasant, person or thing.
He is a scummy person, always trying to cheat others.
Often appears as...
- scummy person
- scummy behavior
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impression
Use 'scummy' to describe surfaces or water that look visibly dirty or have a layer of grime.
The bathtub is scummy and needs a good scrub.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Texture
'Scummy' often implies a slimy, sticky, or slippery feel, like algae on water.
The rocks near the scummy edge of the lake were too slippery to walk on.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Using 'scummy' suggests a strong negative reaction, indicating disgust or revulsion.
She refused to drink from the scummy glass.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impression
Use 'scummy' to describe surfaces or water that look visibly dirty or have a layer of grime.
The bathtub is scummy and needs a good scrub.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Texture
'Scummy' often implies a slimy, sticky, or slippery feel, like algae on water.
The rocks near the scummy edge of the lake were too slippery to walk on.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Using 'scummy' suggests a strong negative reaction, indicating disgust or revulsion.
She refused to drink from the scummy glass.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impression
Use 'scummy' to describe surfaces or water that look visibly dirty or have a layer of grime.
The bathtub is scummy and needs a good scrub.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Texture
'Scummy' often implies a slimy, sticky, or slippery feel, like algae on water.
The rocks near the scummy edge of the lake were too slippery to walk on.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Using 'scummy' suggests a strong negative reaction, indicating disgust or revulsion.
She refused to drink from the scummy glass.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
about ten or so that was eating down in the dam I don't know where the rest of them are there must be just behind that one so if the dam cam can see them and what's interesting is that I don't think any of those in part of drank from the scummy water down in the dam and I
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
about ten or so that was eating down in the dam I don't know where the rest of them are there must be just behind that one so if the dam cam can see them and what's interesting is that I don't think any of those in part of drank from the scummy water down in the dam and I
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Quote examples
Chance The Rapper
American Musician
I don't know where people think I'm from, but I'm from Chicago. It's really just that. People wanna romanticize it and say, 'There's two sides to it, and it's a beautiful love/hate story of violence and music.' But it's really just a very scummy place where people don't have respect for other people's lives.
Quote examples
Nikki Sixx
American Musician
What's scummy about the music industry is that everybody loves you when you're dead.
Quote examples
Chance The Rapper
American Musician
I don't know where people think I'm from, but I'm from Chicago. It's really just that. People wanna romanticize it and say, 'There's two sides to it, and it's a beautiful love/hate story of violence and music.' But it's really just a very scummy place where people don't have respect for other people's lives.
Quote examples
Nikki Sixx
American Musician
What's scummy about the music industry is that everybody loves you when you're dead.
Example 1 of 2
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