scumbreath

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English

Etymology

From scum +‎ breath.

Noun

scumbreath (plural not attested)

  1. (derogatory, colloquial) A term of abuse.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk
    • 1985, Don Oakland, “The Wildwoods Weekly Reader”, page 228:
      Take that, scum breath!
    • 1998, David A. Gemmell, Sword in the Storm, →ISBN, page 212:
      The question is, do I cut your throat and kill your friends, or do I wander out and see to my ponies? Do you have any thoughts, scum-breath?
    • 1998, Mariana Romo-Carmona, Speaking Like an Immigrant: A Collection, →ISBN, page 104:
      With his knife in my hand, I went to find the other three who had left the scumbreath in charge of me.
    • 2003 June 21, Peter J. Ross, “What Happened..”, in rec.arts.poems (Usenet):
      I refer you to my reply to you in another thread for my opinion of your lies, scumbreath.
    • 2015, Guy Bass, The Spider’s Lair, →ISBN, page 102:
      I said get away from me, rotten scum-breath!