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  • 121bum's rush — Slang. 1. forcible and swift ejection from a place: When they began to cause a disturbance, they were given the bum s rush. 2. any rude or abrupt dismissal: He gave the pesky salesman the bum s rush. [1920 25] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 122bum's rush — noun Forcible ejection from an establishment, as of a bum (hobo). See Also: bum rush …

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  • 123bum rush — noun Storming into an establishment. See Also: bum rush, bum’s rush …

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  • 124bum rap — noun a) A false accusation, or an injustice, especially one that leads to imprisonment. . . . going over the top of the wall of the Trenton prison, where I was sent on a bum rap. b) An undeservedly unfavorable …

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  • 125bum's rush — n. (colloq.) to give smb. the bum s rush ( to eject smb. ) * * * (colloq.) to give smb. the bum s rush ( to eject smb. ) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 126bum — 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

  • 127Bum — 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

  • 128bum — 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