Definition of pond scum
1 : any of various algae (especially spirogyra) or cyanobacteria
2 : a mass of tangled filaments of algae or cyanobacteria in stagnant waters
First Known Use of pond scum
Rhymes with pond scum
alum, aplomb, bass drum, bay rum, beach plum, become, benumb, degum, dim sum, dumdum, dum-dum, eardrum, far from, green thumb, hail from, ho-hum, how come, humdrum, income, in sum, outcome, side drum, snare drum, sour gum, steel drum, subgum, succumb, sweet gum, therefrom, to come, Tom Thumb, tom-tom, wherefrom, yum-yum
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