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
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	avskum	avskummet	—	—
Genitive	avskums	avskummets	—	—

See also

• avskrap
• bottenskrap
• drägg
• kräk
• pack
• patrask
• slödder

References

• avskum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avskum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avskum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)