lazy bum

  • 1bum — 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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  • 2lazy — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, airy, ambling, backward, bone lazy, bum, bum around, cadging, careless, casual, cautious, circumspect, claudicant, comatose, crawling, creeping, creeping like snail, cursory, dallying, degage, delaying,… …

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  • 3bum — Ⅰ. bum [1] ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a person s bottom. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. bum [2] informal ► NOUN N. Amer. 1) a vagrant. 2) …

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  • 4Bum — or Bums may refer to:* a slang term for the buttocks * a slang term for a hobo (though unlike hobos, a bum is unlikely to seek work) * A lazy person; slacker * a slang term for Anal sex * B.U.M. Equipment, a Los Angeles clothing company * Babol… …

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  • 5bum — bum1 S3 [bʌm] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from bummer bum (19 20 centuries), perhaps from German bummler lazy person ] 1.) BrE the part of your body that you sit on = ↑bottom 2.) …

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  • 6bum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (informal) 1 (BrE) person s bottom ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ bare VERB + BUM ▪ feel, pinch ▪ …

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  • 7bum — bum1 [ bʌm ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) AMERICAN someone without a job or place to live who asks people for money in the street 2. ) AMERICAN a lazy person 3. ) someone who spends all their time doing an activity or being in a place they enjoy: a… …

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  • 8bum — I UK [bʌm] / US noun [countable] Word forms bum : singular bum plural bums informal 1) British the part of your body that you sit on 2) someone who spends all their time doing an activity or being in a place they enjoy a beach bum 3) mainly… …

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  • 9bum — I. /bʌm / (say bum) Colloquial –noun 1. the rump; buttocks. –interjection 2. (an exclamation of dismay, disappointment, etc.) –phrase 3. a pain in the bum, a. a problem or difficulty. b. an irritating person. 4. bums on seats …

  • 10bum — 1. n. Brit. sl. the buttocks. Phrases and idioms: bum bailiff hist. a bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non payment. bum boat any small boat plying with provisions etc. for ships. bum sucker sl. a toady. bum sucking… …

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