scumbag

«scumbag» in Mova's school dictionary: a nasty, dishonest or mean person — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a scumbag, scumbags)

meaning for a pupil

(rude, slang) A scumbag is a nasty, dishonest or mean person. tree →

sense in the lessons

Rough talk, in stories and real speech when someone is very angry: «That scumbag stole my bike!» It is an insult; children should know what it means but not use it at school. Phrases: «a total scumbag».

examples

• (rude) Some scumbag stole my bike from outside the shop. tree →
• (rude) «You scumbag!» shouted the man in the film. tree →
• (rude) He called the cheat a scumbag. tree →
• Calling people a scumbag will get you into trouble. tree →
• (rude) Only a scumbag would steal from a charity box. tree →

note

Rude insult, stronger than «idiot»; do not use with teachers or adults. Countable: a scumbag. Politer: «a nasty person», «a crook».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scumbag» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.