A generally non-offensive term used in some
punk communities to describe a
friend or aquaintance, possibly but not necessarily a traveler, staying in
one's home without paying rent. A good scumbag often contributes (monetarily or with food, music, or company) to the house where they are staying and usually does not stay with the same
people for an extended period of time.
Not to be confused with scumfucks (see also: oogles), who are scumbags that steal your money, smoke your cigarettes, drink your alcohol, and break bottles over heads fairly indiscriminately.