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  • 71bum — 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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  • 72bum rap — noun Etymology: bum (VIII) slang : a false charge or conviction of crime especially resulting in a prison term : frame up a bookie who has done five years … on a bum rap and is once more on the loose John McCarten * * * Slang. 1. an unjust… …

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  • 73bum — bum1 /bum/, n., v., bummed, bumming, adj., bummer, bummest. n. 1. a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler. 2. a tramp, hobo, or derelict. 3. Informal. an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, esp. one who… …

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  • 74bum — 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 …

  • 75bum's rush — noun Etymology: bum (VII) slang 1. : forcible eviction or dismissal they gave him the bum s rush 2. : any compulsion applied against one s will or before one can consider the significance or consequences of an action * * * Slang …

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  • 76bum — 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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  • 77bum — bùm interj., bum̃ bam, bim, bumpt (storam balsui žymėti): Bùm bùm bùm muša bubiną Kp. Labai drūtai (storu balsu) laikrodis muša: bum̃, bum̃, bum̃ Ėr. Varpai zvanija bim̃ bam̃ bum̃ Vvr. Per basetlijos striūnas su šmičium bum̃ bùm, bum̃ bùm… …

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  • 78bum — 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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  • 79bum — [[t]bʌ̱m[/t]] bums, bumming, bummed 1) N COUNT: poss N Someone s bum is the part of their body which they sit on. [BRIT, INFORMAL, RUDE] Syn: bottom 2) N COUNT A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working… …

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  • 80bum — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bom Date: 14th century buttocks II. adjective Etymology: perhaps from 4bum Date: 1859 1. a. of poor quality or nature < bum luck > …

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