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title: scumbag — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scumbag» in the school dictionary: A scumbag is a nasty, dishonest or mean person. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scumbag

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**Who acts:** scumbag, rude scumbag, You, He, Calling · **What happens:** be, steal, scumbag, shout, call, get · **To what, where:** nasty person, bike, shop, man, film, cheat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«scumbag» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [scumbag in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scumbag.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: rude, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

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A scumbag is a nasty, dishonest or mean person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scumbag:m1:1
# text = A scumbag is a nasty, dishonest or mean person.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scumbag	scumbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	mean	mean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a scumbag | a nasty person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude) Some scumbag stole my bike from outside the shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scumbag:x1:1
# text = (rude) Some scumbag stole my bike from outside the shop.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	scumbag	scumbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | some rude scumbag | my bike |  | the shop |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bike=Theme from shop=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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(rude) «You scumbag!» shouted the man in the film.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scumbag:x2:1
# text = (rude) «You scumbag!» shouted the man in the film.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	scumbag	scumbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scumbag** *in a quote* |  | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | rude scumbag | the man |  | the film |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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(rude) He called the cheat a scumbag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scumbag:x3:1
# text = (rude) He called the cheat a scumbag.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cheat	cheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	scumbag	scumbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | past | He | the cheat |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cheat=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Calling people a scumbag will get you into trouble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scumbag:x4:1
# text = Calling people a scumbag will get you into trouble.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	scumbag	scumbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme scumbag=Result |
| 2 | **get** | future | Calling | you |  | trouble |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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(rude) Only a scumbag would steal from a charity box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scumbag:x5:1
# text = (rude) Only a scumbag would steal from a charity box.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	scumbag	scumbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | would | a rude scumbag |  |  | a charity box |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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