scum

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He also had roles in 1979 films Quadrophinia and Scum, 1990s TV sitcom The Upper Hand, as well as The Bill, ITV Playhouse and Bergerac.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Mizota wins for best lead this week for her review about the Armory Center‘s show on Club Scum: “Where can you paint your face like a beauty queen with a raw, bloody, monster’s maw?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2019

He still does all the artwork for his projects — “I always thought you do everything yourself,” he said — films wild CKY-style videos with his friends, and also has a budding streetwear line, Scum.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2019

Within a year, Die Yuppie Scum was not only a graffiti standard but was also a T-shirt, and “Meet me in Tompkins Square” was a refrain in a Lou Reed song.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2017

“Four basebom churls. A beggar’s offering. Scum like that will never stop the snow. She might.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin