Usually means: Worst, most despicable people imaginable.
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  1. scum of the earth: Merriam-Webster
  2. the scum of the Earth: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. scum of the earth: Wiktionary
  4. Scum of the Earth (band), Scum of the Earth (book), Scum of the Earth (song), Scum of the Earth, Scum of the Earth, Scum of the earth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. the scum of the earth: Idioms

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  1. scum of the earth: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (informal, derogatory) An undesirable individual; the worst type of person or people.

Similar:
scum, scumbug, scumsucker, scumshit, scumbag, scumlord, scumhole, scumhead, scumface, scumfuck, more...

Opposite:
cream of crop, elite, top-notch, best of best

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Similar:
scum, scumbug, scumsucker, scumshit, scumbag, scumlord, scumhole, scumhead, scumface, scumfuck, more...

Opposite:
cream of crop, elite, top-notch, best of best



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