as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
don't romanticize that con artist, as she's nothing more than a scumbag who cheats the most vulnerable
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Recent Examples of scumbags
Soul Quest Overdrive takes a page out of Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s book and follows four anthropomorphic pieces of sports gear that are absolute scumbags.
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Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Ninety-nine percent of politicians are scumbags.
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Tony Dokoupil,
CBS News,
16 Nov. 2025
Once the province of bikers and sailors and scumbags, tattoos now appear on nearly one-third of all Americans.
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John Semley,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Ninety-nine percent of politicians are scumbags.
—
Tony Dokoupil,
CBS News,
16 Nov. 2025
Once the province of bikers and sailors and scumbags, tattoos now appear on nearly one-third of all Americans.
—
John Semley,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scumbags
Noun
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
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Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
Noun
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Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.
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The only leaders more buffoonish and lethal than the fairground hucksters elected in our failing democracies are the omnipotent clowns of tyranny.
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Small, nervous dogs will feel safe and comfy in this furry donut bed.
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With roughly 6 1/2 minutes left, Chestnut had devoured 32 dogs to Gray’s 10, according to live unofficial results on ESPN.
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“Scumbags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scumbags. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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