Definitions for BUM
bʌmbum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, gitnoun

   a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

   "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

2. tramp, hobo, bumnoun

   a disreputable vagrant

   "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"

3. idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bumnoun

   person who does no work

   "a lazy bum"

4. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assadjective

   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

   "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

5. bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinnyverb

   of very poor quality; flimsy

6. mooch, bum, cadge, grub, spongeverb

   ask for and get free; be a parasite

7. bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge aboutverb

   be lazy or idle

   "Her son is just bumming around all day"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bumverb

   to depress; to make unhappy

2. Etymology: 1864,, from Bummler, from bummeln

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUMnoun

   Etymology: bomme, Dutch.

   1. The buttocks; the part on which we sit.

   The wisest aunt telling the saddest tale,
   Sometime for threefoot stool mistaketh me,
   Then slip I from her bum, down topples she. William Shakespeare.

   This said, he gently rais’d the knight,
   And set him on his bum upright. Hudibras.

   From dusty shops neglected authours come,
   Martyrs of pies, and relicks of the bum. John Dryden, Mackfl.

   The learned Sydenham does not doubt,
   But profound thought will bring the gout;
   And that with bum on couch we lie,
   Because our reason’s soar’d too high. Dr. Waldren .

   2. It is used, in composition, for any thing mean or low, as bumbailiff.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bum

   A "bum" is a term that can be used in several context. It could refer to a person who avoids work and seeks to live off the generosity or hospitality of others, also known as a vagrant or hobo. It can also refer to the buttocks or the backside of a person. In informal British English, it is used as a slang term for one's bottom. In addition, it can also be used as a verb, as in to "bum around" meaning to waste time or be idle. Lastly, it can refer to something that is of poor quality, disappointing or not satisfactory.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bumnoun

   the buttock

2. Bum

   to make murmuring or humming sound

3. Bumnoun

   a humming noise

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bum

   bum, n. (Shak.) the buttocks.—ns. Bum′-bail′iff, an under-bailiff; Bum′-boat, boat for carrying provisions to a ship, originally a Thames scavenger's boat. [Ety. dub., prob. from bump, from sense of 'swelling.']

2. Bum

   bum, v.i. to hum or make a murmuring sound, as a bee: (slang) to live dissolutely.—pr.p. bum′ming; pa.p. bummed.—n. a humming sound: a spree, debauch: a dissipated fellow. [Onomatopœic.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUM

   A fallen tough. BUMP A tough fall.

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1. BUM

   What does BUM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BUM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Idle

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BUM' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3271

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How to pronounce BUM?

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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How to say BUM in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BUM in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BUM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of BUM in a Sentence

1. Lois Lane:

   I just figured I'd worked enough, i didn't have any great ambition. Basically, I'm a beach bum. I was married, we lived near the beach. That was enough for me.

2. Iain Ward:

   I hope this doesn’t sound arrogant, but I’m experienced enough to know that the hardest thing that we are going to do has nothing to do with your physical fitness ability, it’s going to be your tolerance of having a really sore bum, which you can’t train for.

3. Hourari Benkada:

   And all you see( is) smoke – black smoke … going off, and then people bum-rushing to the back, this pregnant woman was in front of me. I was trying to help her. I did n’t know there were shots at first. I just thought it was a black smoke bomb.

4. Lily Allen:

   The next thing I knew I woke up and he was in my bed, naked, slapping my bum and trying to insert his penis into my private parts, i recoiled and I got up out of the bed and I screamed.

5. Steph Curry:

   I agree with ‘ Bron. Pretty sure the way we handled things last year, kinda staying consistent with that, u bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going ! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up !

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BUM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bum
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BUM
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BUM
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BUM
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=BUM
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=BUM