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Scum or S.C.U.M. may refer to:
Scum
Soap scum , an informal term for the white solid that results from the addition of soap to hard water
Impurity that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially water or molten metal)
Dross , solid impurities floating on a molten metal
Algae or similar vegetation found floating on the surfaces of ponds
The topmost liquid layer in a
septic tank , mainly consisting of fats
Games and sport
Books, film and TV
Scum , a 1991 novel by
Isaac Bashevis Singer translated from the Yiddish by Rosaline Dukalsky Schwartz
"The Scum", a derogatory nickname for British tabloid
The Sun
Scum , a script by
Roy Minton
Scum (television play) , a 1977 television version directed by Alan Clark with Ray Winstone in a lead role
Scum (film) , a 1979 British feature film version directed by Clark and with Winstone
SCUM Manifesto , a 1967 book by Valerie Solanas
Music
Bands
Scum (band) , a Norwegian hardcore punk/black metal band
S.C.U.M (band) , an English post-punk/art rock group
SCUM, a side project of Japanese noise musician
Merzbow
Albums
Songs
"Scum", by Depeche Mode from
Spirit , 2017
"Scum", by
Goat Girl , 2016
"Scum", by Meat Puppets from
No Joke! , 1995
"Scum", by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from
Your Funeral... My Trial , 1986
"Scum", by Oi Polloi from
Unite and Win , 1987
"Scum", by
Lovejoy from
Wake Up & It's Over , 2023
Acronyms
SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion), scripting language for development of the graphical adventure game Maniac Mansion
SCUM Manifesto , a 1967 radical feminist manifesto wherein SCUM means "Society for Cutting Up Men"
Project SCUM , a cigarette marketing initiative
S.C.U.M. ("Saboteurs and Criminals United in Mayhem"), the criminal organisation from the animated series;
James Bond Jr.
See also
Topics referred to by the same term