Sekirov Dictionary

bum

/bʌm/

noun 9
adjective 4
verb 6
exclamation 1
forms 5
phrases 6

noun9

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(Commonwealth, informal) the round part at the back of the body, above the legs, that a person sits on
- Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.
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(informal, disapproving) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
- Fred is becoming a bum—he’s not even bothering to work more than once a month.
- That mechanic’s a bum—he couldn’t fix a yo-yo.
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(informal) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
- Trade him to another team, he’s a bum!
(informal, offensive) A homeless person, usually a man.
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(Commonwealth, informal) The anus.
- John said that when he was little he stuck his finger in his bum and tasted his poopies and it was good. — 2013
(slang, vulgar) An act of anal sex.
(informal) A drinking spree.
(old-fashioned) A humming noise.
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(no longer used) A bumbailiff.
- About her Chariot, and behind, / Were Sergeants, Bums of every kind, / Tip-staffs, and all those Officers, / That squeeze a Living out of Tears. — 1705

adjective4

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(slang) Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
- What kind of bum note was that??
- The defensive line made a bum rush on the quarterback.
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(slang) Unfair.
- The union reps gave us a bum deal!
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(slang) Unpleasant or unhappy.
- He had a bum trip on that mescaline.
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(slang) Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
- I can’t play football anymore on account of my bum knee.

verb6

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(informal) [with off or (nonstandard) off of] To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
- Can I bum a cigarette off you?
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(informal) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.
- I think I’ll just bum around downtown for a while until dinner.
To depress; to make unhappy.
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(UK, informal) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
- Your bars are fake and my bars are real; / Is it true you got bummed on a field? — 2016
(informal, slang) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
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To make a murmuring or humming sound.
- English men bum there [Stirling] as thick as bees. — 1722

exclamation1

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(UK, Ireland) An expression of annoyance.
- Maxine tried hers. ‘Oh bum,’ she said crossly. ‘The sugar isn’t sugar. It’s salt.’ — 2010

forms

bummed · bumming · bums · bummer · bummest

Phrases with bum

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