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pull up stumps 

The end of play; finishing up a session; stopping what you are doing
"Righto lads, I'm gonna pull up stumps, I've had enough for today"
"You guys look like you had a big one last night, what time did you pull up stumps?"
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Scumph is the nasty yellow residue of something. For example the yellow stuff on the cigarette filter after it's been smoked. Or the yellow stuff that comes out of your ear when it hasn't been cleaned in a while. Anything dirty, sticky, yellow and that is a residue of something could basically be called scumph.
"You got some scumph in your ear... man c'mon clean that up"
"I need to get all the scumph off the floor before my parents come back"
scumph by paolo and justin April 14, 2010
noun (scumpy)
1. The sloppy, lack of knowledge, dirty, rude, gumpy type of person.
He has no types of manners man, fckn scump

He's a scumpy
Scump by jumpboy23 November 21, 2015
\ˈskəm•set\ n. Also known as Sunset Boulevard; a world-famous thoroughfare that traverses the city of Los Angeles from the Pacific Coast Highway, through Hollywood, and east to downtown.
From where you are, hang a right on Scumset, turn left at the second light, and my apartment will be the third building on your right.
Scumset by Flossy Spacek September 18, 2009
n. a hotdog, usually sold by a street vendor
I was so drunk last night I had a scumpipe after the show and now I feel awful.
scumpipe by ctrlU August 14, 2012

Pulling Stumps 

Doing particularly difficult work for some organization that involves risk or special skills.
"Joey was down in Grenada for awhile, but now they've got him pulling stumps in Afghanistan."
Pulling Stumps by Haunted Jack December 18, 2006