scumbreath

English

Etymology

scum +‎ breath

Noun

scumbreath (plural not attested)

1. (derogatory, colloquial) A term of abuse.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk

   • 1985, Don Oakland, “The Wildwoods Weekly Reader”‎^[1], page 228:

     Take that, scum breath!

   • 1998, David A. Gemmell, Sword in the Storm, →ISBN, page 212:

     The question is, do I cut your throat and kill your friends, or do I wander out and see to my ponies? Do you have any thoughts, scum-breath?

   • 1998, Mariana Romo-Carmona, Speaking Like an Immigrant: A Collection, →ISBN, page 104:

     With his knife in my hand, I went to find the other three who had left the scumbreath in charge of me.

   • 2003 June 21, Peter J. Ross, “What Happened..”, in rec.arts.poems‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I refer you to my reply to you in another thread for my opinion of your lies, scumbreath.

   • 2015, Guy Bass, The Spider’s Lair, →ISBN, page 102:

     I said get away from me, rotten scum-breath!