Talk:Scum

Removals and reasons

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• Mastic Scum, an Austrian Metalcore/Grindcore band.
• Scum is commonly used in the United Kingdom as a reference or statement of dislike towards another person for reasons such as low personality, social behaviour or background.
• As a verb, to "scum", or "scumming", is the act of soliciting sex from a person who is perceived to be of a lesser social class.
• Soap scum, a chalky residue often found in showers or bathtubs.

Moved to Wiktionary (Wiktionary:)

• A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially water or molten metal).
• A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
• The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank. Some would consider this layer "frothy".

What not to add - PLEASE READ

I have noticed that some people are adding items pertaining to derogatory insults of sports teams, universities, etc. In the interest of neutrality, such additions will be considered vandalism and will be promptly removed. Pentawing^Talk 05:14, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

A use

• One unexpected use of derogatory "scum" is a group of residents at Sandbanks in the mouth of Poole Harbour on the south coast of England, who call themselves the Coffee Mafia or the Waterfront Scum Club. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/8042011/Is-the-tide-turning-for-Sandbanks.html Anthony Appleyard (talk) 23:09, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Marxist discourse

Lumpenproletariat - various definitions as Marx did not describe this idea well, though he did use the word scum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.249.23.158 (talk) 08:44, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Editsemiprotected

Please add a link to Project SCUM, a cigarette marketing initiative. -- 65.92.246.246 (talk) 03:42, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

•  Done -ink&fables «talk» 09:03, 27 November 2020 (UTC)