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scum

The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.

Horse, who was always talking about facts, said, “Man, that can't be scum, ’cause scum is white.”
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds.

These organisms form scum in large quantities.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).

During smelting, scum rises to the surface and is then removed by the smelter.
Origin: From , scome, skum, skome, scumme, from or , from , from , from , from . Cognate with , , , and skum. Compare also , , , , , and skanus from the same Germanic source. Related to skim. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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