scumbagn.
/ˈskʌmbaɡ/, U.S. /ˈskəmˌbæɡ/ coarse slang (chiefly U.S.).
1. A condom.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive > condom
condom?1706
armour1708
machine1749
protective1827
French letter?1844
sheath1861
French safe1868
letterc1890
rubber1913
Durex1932
prophylactic1934
raincoat1934
male condom1938
Trojan1951
safety1952
safe1959
Frenchy1963
scumbag1967
internal condom1969
franger1975
dicksack1996
1967 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (new ed.) Suppl. 703/1 Scum (taboo),..semen... Scumbag (taboo),..a condom.
1970 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 4 iii–iv. 23 Scum bag, a condom.
1974 Time Out 6 Dec. 21/1 Young blades carried their sheaths or condoms or..‘scumbags’ in their wallets.
2. A base, despicable person. Also as a term of abuse.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > baseness > base person > [noun]
houndOE
hinderlingc1175
whelpc1330
vilec1400
beasta1425
dog bolt1465
shake-rag1571
vassal1589
brock1607
shag-rag1611
shack-rag1612
slubberdegullion1612
baseling1618
shag1620
shab1637
slabberdegullion1653
whiffler1659
hang-dog1693
reptile1697
Nobodaddyc1793
skunk1816
spalpeen1817
tiger1827
soap-lock1840
shake1846
white mouse1846
sweep1853
shuck1862
whiffmagig1871
scrubber1876
ullage1901
jelly bean1905
heel1914
dirty dog1928
crud1932
crut1937
klunk1942
crudball1968
scumbag1971
bawbag1999
1971 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 23 Dec. 5/2 Another called him a ‘scumbag’ and said he should have been killed.
1973 E. Bullins Theme is Blackness 80 [Ann] No, you can't think that about me! [Peter] Why can't I, scumbag?
1976 G. V. Higgins Judgem. Deke Hunter iv. 29 I had three scumbags that went to trial.
1977 Zigzag Apr. 34/2 What little scumbag would say something like that?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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