In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
Bums
(baseball) Nickname of the Brooklyn Dodgers, later the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• MBUs, USMB
bums
plural of bum
bums
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bum
• MBUs, USMB
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
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.