scumbug

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “scum + bug, or a variant of more common scumbag?”)

Noun[edit]

scumbug (plural scumbugs)

  1. (informal, mildly vulgar) A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; lowlife.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk