avskum

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from av (“off”) +‎ skum, as in "that which has been skimmed off". Cognate of Danish afskum, German Abschaum.

Noun

avskum n

  1. scum (despicable people or person)
    De är avskum
    They are scum

Declension

Declension of avskum
nominative genitive
singular indefinite avskum avskums
definite avskummet avskummets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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References

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