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scum

[skuhm] / skʌm /
NOUN
superficial impurities, dirt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
froth
STRONG
algae crust dross film residue scruff spume waste
Antonyms
WEAK
cleanliness
NOUN
people who are bad, despicable
Synonyms
STRONG
curs dregs rabble riffraff rubbish trash vermin
WEAK
great unwashed lowest scum of the earth

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"Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands" by Susan Carol McCarthy, Prologue–Chapter 11

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