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scumbags

scumbags is the plural of scumbag.

Meaning of scumbag

Noun

scumbag (plural scumbags)

  1. (dated, slang, vulgar) A condom.
    • “A scumbag,” Sonny repeated. “Rubber. A pro-phy-natic. You know what I mean, don't you?”1978, Sonia Pilcer, Teen Angel, →ISBN
  2. (informal, mildly, vulgar) A sleazy, disreputable, despicable, or otherwise immoral person; a lowlife.
    • Can you believe that scumbag Steve asked to sleep with her before even asking her name?

Questions about scumbags

What is scumbags the plural of?
Scumbags is the plural of scumbag.

Words near scumbags in the dictionary

  1. scum-ridden
  2. scumbag
  3. scumbaggery
  4. scumbagginess
  5. scumbaggy
  6. scumbags
  7. scumball
  8. scumballs
  9. scumber
  10. scumbered
  11. scumbering

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