{{pp-semi|small=yes}} {{wiktionary|scum}} '''Scum''' or '''S.C.U.M.''' may refer to:

{{TOC right}} == 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== * ''Scum'' (video game), an upcoming open-world survival video game * Scum (card game), a card game in which players race to get rid of all of the cards in their hands * S.C.U.M. (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling stable * "Scum" or "scummers", a derogatory nickname for English football club Southampton F.C., used by supporters of rivals Portsmouth

==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=== * ''Scum'' (Anti-Nowhere League album), 1997 * ''Scum'' (Napalm Death album), 1987 * ''Scum'' (Rat Boy album), 2017 * ''Scums'' (album), by Nightmare, 2013

===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 == * {{in title|scum}} * Scum Lake (disambiguation) * Scum of the Earth (disambiguation) * Skum (disambiguation) * Scump or Seth Abner (born 1995), professional ''Call of Duty'' player * Scrum (disambiguation)

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