"scumbag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-scumbag.ogg [US] Forms: scumbags [plural]
Etymology: scum + bag; first use appears c. 1967. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scum|bag}} scum + bag Head templates: {{en-noun}} scumbag (plural scumbags)
  1. (slang, vulgar, dated) A condom. Tags: dated, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Birth control Synonyms: condom
    Sense id: en-scumbag-en-noun-Tlq6fyX7 Disambiguation of Birth control: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 95 5
  2. (informal, mildly vulgar) A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; lowlife. Tags: informal, mildly, vulgar Categories (topical): People Synonyms: jerk Translations (despicable person): 無賴 (Chinese Mandarin), 无赖 (wúlài) (Chinese Mandarin), 流氓 (liúmáng) (Chinese Mandarin), rotzak [masculine] (Dutch), aĉulo (Esperanto), kanajlo (Esperanto), fiulo (Esperanto), fripono (Esperanto), kaculo (Esperanto), paskiainen (Finnish), roisto (Finnish), lurjus (Finnish), konna (Finnish), sac à merde [masculine] (French), enfoiré [masculine] (French), salaud [masculine] (French), Drecksack [masculine] (German), Dreckskerl [masculine] (German), bajingan (Indonesian), śmieć [masculine] (Polish), szumowina [feminine] (Polish), drań [masculine] (Polish), zwyrol [masculine] (Polish), nenorocit [masculine] (Romanian), гни́да (gnída) [feminine] (Russian), отморо́зок (otmorózok) [masculine] (Russian), подо́нок (podónok) [masculine] (Russian), хмырь (xmyrʹ) (Russian), סוואָלאָטש (svolotsh) (Yiddish), פּאַסקודניאַק (paskudnyak) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-scumbag-en-noun-xzL3PN3U Disambiguation of People: 2 98 Disambiguation of 'despicable person': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scumbaggery, scumbagginess, scumbaggy Related terms: scumbucket, dirtbag, hosebag, sleazebag, slutbag, sleazeball, scuzzball, scuzzbucket

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gnída",
      "sense": "despicable person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гни́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otmorózok",
      "sense": "despicable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отморо́зок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podónok",
      "sense": "despicable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "подо́нок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xmyrʹ",
      "sense": "despicable person",
      "word": "хмырь"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "svolotsh",
      "sense": "despicable person",
      "word": "סוואָלאָטש"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "paskudnyak",
      "sense": "despicable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פּאַסקודניאַק"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scumbag"
}

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