pond scum

Noun

Meaning

free-floating freshwater green algae

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Synonyms

refuse algae dirt garbage scum rabble plankton offscum rats no-goods scuzzball despicable person piece of garbage dirty dogs despicable people

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Antonyms

gentry peerage establishment elite nobility aristocracy

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Hypernyms

chlorophyte green algae

Examples

Pond scum stinks. And so do the Obama administration's enormous, taxpayer-funded 'investments' in politically connected biofuel companies. Michelle Malkin

You've changed me, she thought. Not just showing me that boys aren't all pond scum. You've made me different, made me look at the broader picture. Given me vision. L.J. Smith

Close letter words and terms

pond liner pond loach pond pine pond skimmer pond slider pond snail