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US
/ˈbəm/
]
[ UK /bˈʌm/ ]
[ UK /bˈʌm/ ]
NOUN
-
person who does no work
a lazy bum -
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
kill the rat
only a rotter would do that
the British call a contemptible person a `git'
you cowardly little pukes!
throw the bum out -
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? -
a vagrant
a homeless tramp
he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
VERB
- ask for and get free; be a parasite
-
be lazy or idle
Her son is just bumming around all day
ADJECTIVE
- of very poor quality; flimsy
How To Use bum In A Sentence
- If head-to-toe leopard seems a bit too Big Cat Diary to appeal, then a waterproof rucksack or bumbag in the same print are an easy way to add a distinctive touch to a more classic outfit. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- A couple of commendable but slight folk covers albums in the early Nineties lead to assertions of writer's block. The Sun
- Bumabagsak ang Mayon koooo! ... reynz: hahaha takot lang nilang maghubad ako pag di nila binoto ang mayon hehehe an2nette: Hi! natumbok mo mahal na reyna, sige, abangan ko ang bago mong niluluto, wag yong hilaw ... reynz: hoy! ano ba? hahaha! ba't ako ok naman dito! baka kayo dyan sa China at Pinas lang hahaha! ... reynz: NAKNAMPUCHAAAA!!! hahaha! Reyna elena dot com
- Unfortunately she has to work and then has class after work which is a bit of a bummer.
- Lee's debut on the Xbox does not resemble a dragon, but prefers to plod along like a sloth, short on all the crucial fronts, lazily bumbling along everywhere else.
- Their eponymous album is out now. Times, Sunday Times
- Get an up close insight on the early song writing technics that produced several timeless Lynyrd Skynyrd Albums. Ronnie Van Zant Speaks « Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie
- External warts can appear as small bumps, or they may be flat, verrucous, or pedunculated.
- And then I got there and they're like, no, you're writing sketches for other people, which I had never done and I was really kind of bummed because I had auditioned like two or three times. Zach Galifianakis: A Comedic Actor Takes A Dark Turn
- A six-time Grammy nominee (talk about frustration), Elling has released six albums of audacious vocalese that trumpet his daring range and intellectualism.
