"scumbreath" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: scum + breath Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scum|breath}} scum + breath Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} scumbreath (plural not attested)
  1. (derogatory, colloquial) A term of abuse. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, no-plural Synonyms: jerk
    Sense id: en-scumbreath-en-noun-zchA5M4N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1985, Don Oakland, “The Wildwoods Weekly Reader”, page 228",
          "text": "Take that, scum breath!",
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        {
          "ref": "1998, David A. Gemmell, Sword in the Storm, page 212",
          "text": "The question is, do I cut your throat and kill your friends, or do I wander out and see to my ponies? Do you have any thoughts, scum-breath?",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1998, Mariana Romo-Carmona, Speaking Like an Immigrant: A Collection, page 104",
          "text": "With his knife in my hand, I went to find the other three who had left the scumbreath in charge of me.",
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        {
          "ref": "2003 June 21, Peter J. Ross, “What Happened..”, in rec.arts.poems (Usenet)",
          "text": "I refer you to my reply to you in another thread for my opinion of your lies, scumbreath.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "2015, Guy Bass, The Spider’s Lair, page 102",
          "text": "I said get away from me, rotten scum-breath!",
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