English edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “scum + bug, or a variant of more common scumbag?”)

Noun edit

scumbug (plural scumbugs)

  1. (informal, mildly vulgar) A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; lowlife.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk