scumming

noun

SKUM-ing/ˈskʌmɪŋ/

Pluralscummings (some meanings)

4 meanings of scumming

1
nounderogatoryuncountable
Loading an old save or starting a game again to get a better result.
She reloaded her save ten times to get the best prize, and her friends teased her for scumming.
Restarting the whole game every time a fight goes badly is just scumming.
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2
nouncountable or uncountableplural
The dirty foam or layer that is taken off the top of a liquid.
Similarskimmings
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3
nounderogatoryuncountable
Getting easy prizes in easy parts of a game, like a strong player going back to early levels.
After an hour of scumming on the easy levels, my hero had plenty of gold.
Scumming is a slow and boring way to get rich in this game.
Similarfarming, grinding
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4
noununcountable
A sticky layer of ink that builds up on a printing plate.
The printer stopped the press to clean the scumming off the plate.
Scumming left gray smudges on every page.
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Meanings 2, 4

From scum + -ing.

Meanings 1, 3

Probably from "skimming", changed by the insulting meaning of "scum".