Scumball
adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sleazy, disreputable, or despicable person; a lowlife. slang
""Answer me. How would you feel if I was the one who might get knifed in the gullet by some scumball?""
Adjective
- 1 Sleazy, disreputable, or despicable. slang
""This kid, your scumball client, also has a rap sheet six pages long. He shot a sixteen-year-old in the back last year and got sixty days on a piss-ass weapons violation because the victim wouldn't testify. […]"
Example
More examples""This kid, your scumball client, also has a rap sheet six pages long. He shot a sixteen-year-old in the back last year and got sixty days on a piss-ass weapons violation because the victim wouldn't testify. […]"
Etymology
From scum + ball.
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