Definition
A contemptuous slang term for a worthless or despicable person; someone of poor character.
Etymology
Possibly from 'crumb' (suggesting something broken or inferior) plus the slang suffix '-um.' Informal and derogatory, primarily 20th-century usage.
Kelly Says
This slang insult shows the psychology of food words in insults—we use 'crumb,' 'peanut,' and 'cheese' as terms of contempt, turning nourishment into disgust through wordplay.
Translations
ARالعربية
crumbum
kroo-mbum
BNবাংলা
ক্রাম্বাম
kroo-mbam
CACatalà
crumbum
kroo-mbum
CSČeština
crumbum
kroo-mbum
DADansk
crumbum
kroo-mbum
DEDeutsch
Crumbum
kroo-mbum
ELΕλληνικά
crumbum
kroo-mbum
FAفارسی
crumbum
kroo-mbum
FISuomi
crumbum
kroo-mbum
FRFrançais
crumbum
kroo-mbum
HEעברית
crumbum
kroo-mbum
HUMagyar
crumbum
kroo-mbum
IDBahasa Indonesia
crumbum
kroo-mbum
ITItaliano
crumbum
kroo-mbum
MSBahasa Melayu
crumbum
kroo-mbum
MYမြန်မာ
crumbum
kroo-mbum
NLNederlands
crumbum
kroo-mbum
NONorsk
crumbum
kroo-mbum
PLPolski
crumbum
kroo-mbum
PTPortuguês
crumbum
kroo-mbum
RORomână
crumbum
kroo-mbum
RUРусский
crumbum
kroo-mbum
SVSvenska
crumbum
kroo-mbum
SWKiswahili
crumbum
kroo-mbum
TAதமிழ்
crumbum
kroo-mbum
TEతెలుగు
crumbum
kroo-mbum
TRTürkçe
crumbum
kroo-mbum
UKУкраїнська
crumbum
kroo-mbum
VITiếng Việt
crumbum
kroo-mbum