pond scum

Definitions

General Science

• noun a layer of green freshwater algae on the surface of stagnant water

Slang

• noun a contemptible, worthless person or people. Originating in American usage in the 1980s, this more colourful rendering of the colloquial ‘low-life’ became widespread in all English-speaking areas in the 1990s.

Nearby Definitions of “pond scum”

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Contexts for “pond scum”

2 definitions in context
• General Science
• Slang