scut
Meaning
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A contemptible person.
Synonyms
crum
low life
scum bag
sonofobitch
crumb bum
smacko
crum-bum
ass maggot
sona'bitch'u
ratink
Pronounced as (IPA)
/skʌt/
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly a variant of scout (“(obsolete except Scotland) contemptible person”), possibly related to scout (“to reject with contempt; to scoff”), from a North Germanic language; compare Old Norse skúta, skúte (“a taunt”), probably from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną (“to shoot”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to shoot; to throw”). Compare Old Norse skútyrði, skotyrði (“abusive language”).
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