bum

  • 51bum — bum1 noun Brit. informal a person s buttocks or anus. Origin ME: of unknown origin. bum2 informal noun N. Amer. 1》 a vagrant. 2》 a lazy or worthless person. 3》 a devotee of a particular activity: a ski bum. verb (bums …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 52bum — I 1. noun, informal 1) the bums sleeping on the sidewalk See tramp 2. 1) 2) you lazy bum Syn: idler, loafer, slacker, good for nothing, ne er do well, layabout, lounger, shirker; …

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  • 53bum — 1. n. a vagrant; a good for nothing. □ You had better get your finances in order unless you want to become a bum. □ There is a bunch of bums on the corner, just doing nothing. 2. mod. bad; faulty. □ This is a bum fuse. No wonder it won’t run …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 54Bum — 1. rump; buttocks; 2. shiftless or dissolute person; 3. habitual loafer and tramp; 4. get for nothing; borrow or take without expectation of returning: to bum a cigarette ; bum a ride ; 5. annoy or upset: We were totally bummed that the club has… …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 55bum — I Australian Slang 1. rump; buttocks; 2. shiftless or dissolute person; 3. habitual loafer and tramp; 4. get for nothing; borrow or take without expectation of returning: to bum a cigarette ; bum a ride ; 5. annoy or upset: We were totally bummed …

    English dialects glossary

  • 56BUM — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …

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  • 57bum — There are two distinct words bum in English. By far the older, ‘buttocks’, is first recorded in John de Trevisa’s translation of Ranulph Higden’s Polychronicon 1387: ‘It seemeth that his bum is out that hath that evil [piles]’. It is not clear… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 58Bum — This is the part of your body you sit on. Your ass! It might also be someone who is down and out, like a tramp. You might also bum around, if you are doing nothing in particular, just hanging out. Finally to bum something means to scrounge it… …

    The American's guide to speaking British

  • 59bum — I adj Bad, no good. What a bum trip that project was. 1850s II v To borrow. Can I bum ten bucks until the end of the week? 1940s III v To depress. That really bums me! 1950s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 60bum! — bụm!; bum, bum! …

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