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cyberscum

cyberscum noun: people who use computers and computer networks for criminal or malicious purposes.

Noun

cyberscum pl (plural only)

  1. (derogatory, informal, plural, plural-only) People who use computers and computer networks for criminal or malicious purposes.

Origin of cyberscum

From cyber- + scum.

Questions about cyberscum

What does cyberscum mean?
Cyberscum means people who use computers and computer networks for criminal or malicious purposes.
What part of speech is cyberscum?
Cyberscum is a noun.

Words near cyberscum in the dictionary

  1. cyberscience
  2. cybersciences
  3. cyberscientific
  4. cyberscientist
  5. cyberscientists
  6. cyberscum
  7. cybersecure
  8. cybersecurity
  9. cyberself
  10. cyberselves
  11. cyberservice

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