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scummy

[skuhm-ee] / ˈskʌm i /




















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And there are bad, scummy, volatile meme stocks like Bed Bath & Beyond.

From Slate • May 13, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

Darwin was the first modern observer to drop a pebble into the scummy pond of disgust studies.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2020

In the green, scummy, holy water, I felt at peace.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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