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BUM
bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny
(adjective) of very poor quality; flimsy
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; âhe deserves a good kick in the buttâ; âare you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?â
idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
(noun) person who does no work; âa lazy bumâ
rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git
(noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; âonly a rotter would do thatâ; âkill the ratâ; âthrow the bum outâ; âyou cowardly little pukes!â; âthe British call a contemptible person a âgitââ
tramp, hobo, bum
(noun) a vagrant; âa homeless trampâ; âhe tried to help the really down-and-out bumsâ
mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge
(verb) ask for and get free; be a parasite
bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about
(verb) be lazy or idle; âHer son is just bumming around all dayâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bum (plural bums)
The buttocks.
(informal, rare) The anus.
Usage notes
• In Canada, bum is considered the most appropriate term when speaking to young children, as in Everyone please sit on your bum and we'll read a story. In the United States, bum is not often used in this sense (though this may vary from dialect to dialect) except in conscious imitation of British English. The term butt is the most common term in North America except in professional contexts such as medical, legal, and scientific where buttocks is generally used or gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, etc. for the muscles specifically. Glutes is often used in sports medicine and bodybuilding. Ass (originally a dialectal variant of arse) is considered vulgar in North America, whereas backside, behind, and bottom are considered to be non-specific terms.
Synonyms
• (buttocks or anus): arse (UK, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, Canada), ass (North America), backside, behind, bottom, butt (North America), heinie (North America), fanny (North America), tush (North America), tushie (North America)
(buttocks specifically): butt cheeks (North America), buttocks (technical), nether cheek, arsecheek, asscheek, cheeks, glutes (muscles), gluteus maximus (primary muscles)
(anus specifically): anus (technical), arsehole (UK, Irish, Australian, New Zealand), asshole (North America)
• See also anus
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
(UK, transitive, colloquial) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
Interjection
bum
(UK) An expression of annoyance.
Etymology 2
Noun
bum (plural bums)
(US, Canada, colloquial, sometimes, derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
(US, Canada, Australia, colloquial) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
(US, Canada, Australia, colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
(colloquial) A drinking spree.
Synonyms
• (hobo): hobo, homeless person, tramp, vagrant, wanderer, vagabond
• (lazy person): loafer, bumpkin, footler, idler, lout, yob, yobbo, layabout
• (drinking spree): binge, bender
• See also vagabond
• See also idler
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
(transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
(intransitive, colloquial) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
(transitive, slang, British) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
Synonyms
• cadge (British)
Adjective
bum (comparative bummer, )
Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
Unfair.
Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
Unpleasant or unhappy.
Synonyms
• (defective): duff (UK)
Etymology 3
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
To depress; to make unhappy.
Etymology 4
Noun
bum (plural bums)
(dated) A humming noise.
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
(intransitive) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
Etymology 5
Abbreviations.
Noun
bum (plural bums)
(obsolete) A bumbailiff.
Anagrams
• MBU, UMB, umb, umb-
Source: Wiktionary
Bum, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. bottom in this sense.]
Definition: The buttock. [Low] Shak.
Bum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bummed (; p. pr. & vb.n. Bumming ( Etym: [See Boom, v. i., to roar.]
Definition: To make murmuring or humming sound. Jamieson.
Bum, n.
Definition: A humming noise. Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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