scumbag

English

Etymology

scum +‎ bag

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Noun

scumbag (plural scumbags)

(vulgar, dated) condom
- 1978, Sonia Pilcer, Teen Angel‎, →ISBN:
  “A scumbag,” Sonny repeated. “Rubber. A pro-phy-natic. You know what I mean, don't you?”
(mildly vulgar) sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; lowlife
- 1953 July 19, Allen Cromley, “Report from Washington”, in The Daily Oklahoman‎, Oklahoma City, OK, page 1:
  Monroney was variously described as a "scumbag," "SOB," "Snake," "dead sheep," ... and assorted unprintable adjectives.
- Can you believe that scumbag Steve asked to sleep with her before even asking her name?

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Translations

condom — see condom

despicable person

Chinese:
Mandarin: 無賴 (zh), 无赖 (zh) (wúlài), 流氓 (zh) (liúmáng)
Dutch: rotzak (nl) m
Esperanto: aĉulo (eo), kanajlo (eo), fiulo (eo), fripono (eo), kaculo (eo)

Finnish: paskiainen (fi); roisto (fi), lurjus (fi), konna (fi)
French: sac à merde (fr) m
Indonesian: bajingan (id)
Russian: гни́да (ru) f (gnída), отморо́зок (ru) m (otmorózok), подо́нок (ru) m (podónok)

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