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scummy

[skuhm-ee] / ˈskʌm i /




















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Those with their credibility in question include “the 17-year-old at issue in the investigation” and Gaetz’s scummy ex-friend who’s cooperating with the feds.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

Listen, spin docs: Quit rebranding pols who’ve acted scummy!

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

In “432 Park Avenue, Manhattan,” which depicts a supertall residential tower that may be more an investment storehouse than an actual home, a little scummy foam jiggles on the water’s surface.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022

“It’s scummy that Uber made me ‘confirm’ this before riding?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2020

At the bottom of the boat, a plastic bag and two empty Coke cans floated in several inches of scummy water.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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