bum-rapv.
/ˌbʌmˈrap/, U.S. /ˌbəmˈræp/ slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).
1. transitive. To criticize or disparage undeservedly.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > wrongly
miscriticize1877
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1942 Chicago Defender 26 Sept. ii. 11/4 Whites have been too much inclined to bum rap Negroes because of the performance of unrepresentative Negro wrong-doers.
1982 Time (Electronic ed.) 14 June I think he [sc. a boxer] may be bum-rapped as a one-arm bandit. He sets you up with the right.
2010 M. Warshaw Hist. Surfing vii. 361/2 Anyone looking to make the point that surfing was still being bum-rapped by outsiders held Spicoli up as a grossly unfair stereotype.
2. transitive. To charge or convict (a person) falsely; to frame.With quot. 1947 cf. to —— hell out of at hell n. and int. Phrases 5e.
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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] > frame
fita1625
job1889
frame1912
bum-rap1947
to stitch up1970
1947 W. Motley Knock on any Door xlvii. 207 That bastard is going to bum-rap hell out of me. He's going to frame me.
1974 S. King Carrie (1975) 100 A regular announced locker inspection had uncovered a kilo of marijuana behind Trevor's civic book... Trevor..righteously claimed he had been bum rapped.
2003 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 20 Jan. b1 I brought in character witnesses who said I was getting steady work, because I was really getting bum-rapped on this.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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