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scumbreath

scumbreath noun: a term of abuse.

Noun

scumbreath (plural not attested)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, no plural) A term of abuse.
    • Take that, scum breath!1985, Don Oakland, “The Wildwoods Weekly Reader”, page 228
    • 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?1998, David A. Gemmell, Sword in the Storm, →ISBN, page 212

Examples of scumbreath in a sentence

  • With his knife in my hand, I went to find the other three who had left the scumbreath in charge of me.1998, Mariana Romo-Carmona, Speaking Like an Immigrant: A Collection, →ISBN, page 104:
  • I refer you to my reply to you in another thread for my opinion of your lies, scumbreath.2003 June 21, Peter J. Ross, “What Happened..”, in rec.arts.poems (Usenet):

Synonyms of scumbreath

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Origin of scumbreath

From scum + breath.

Questions about scumbreath

What does scumbreath mean?
Scumbreath means a term of abuse.
How do you use scumbreath in a sentence?
With his knife in my hand, I went to find the other three who had left the scumbreath in charge of me.
What part of speech is scumbreath?
Scumbreath is a noun.

Words near scumbreath in the dictionary

  1. scumbles
  2. scumbling
  3. scumblings
  4. scumboard
  5. scumboards
  6. scumbreath
  7. scumbreaths
  8. scumbria
  9. scumbro
  10. scumbucket
  11. scumbuckets

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