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Definition bum
Etymology 1
From Middle English bum (“buttocks, bottom”), a syncopated form of Middle English botym (“bottom”). Compare also Old Irish, Scottish Gaelic bun (“base, bottom”). More at bottom.
Noun
bum (plural bums)
- The buttocks.
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal, rare, Canada, US) The anus.
- (by metonymy, informal) A person.
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
Interjection
bum
- (Britain) An expression of annoyance.
Etymology 2
1864, back-formation from bummer, from German Bummler (“loafer”), from bummeln (“loaf”)
Noun
bum (plural bums)
- (Canada, US, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
- (Canada, US, Australia, colloquial) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
- (Canada, US, Australia, colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
- (colloquial) A drinking spree.
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
- (transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
- (transitive, slang, Britain) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
Adjective
bum (comparative bummer, superlative bummest)
- Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
- Unfair.
- Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
- Unpleasant.
Etymology 3
Back-formation from bum out.
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
- To depress; to make unhappy.
Etymology 4
See boom.
Noun
bum (plural bums)
- (dated) A humming noise.
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
- (intransitive) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
Etymology 5
Abbreviations.
Noun
bum (plural bums)
- (obsolete) A bumbailiff.
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