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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bum1 /bʌm/USA pronunciation n., v., bummed, bum•ming, adj., bum•mer, bum•mest. n. [countable] - a person who avoids work and lives off others.
- Informal TermsInformal. a person who is very interested in something;
enthusiast:a ski bum; a beach bum. - Informal. an incompetent or worthless person:"Get another job, you bums,'' he yelled.
v. - Informal Terms Informal. to borrow (something) without a promise to return:[~ + object (+ off + object)]Can I bum a cigarette (off you)?
- bum around, [no object][Informal.]to spend time or wander aimlessly:All vacation long we just bummed around.
adj. [before a noun][Slang.] - of poor or miserable quality;
worthless:a bum deal on that useless car. - false or misleading: A bum rap is when you are falsely accused of something.
- lame: a bum leg.
Idioms- Idioms bum (someone) out, [~ + object + out][Slang.]to disappoint, upset, or annoy:That test really bummed me out.
bum2 /bʌm/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Brit. Slang.- British Termsthe buttocks;
rump:falling on his bum.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bum1 (bum),USA pronunciation n., v., bummed, bum•ming, adj., bum•mer, bum•mest. n. - a person who avoids work and sponges on others;
loafer; idler. - a tramp, hobo, or derelict.
- [Informal.]an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, esp. one who gives it priority over work, family life, etc.:a ski bum; a tennis bum.
- [Informal.]an incompetent person.
- a drunken orgy;
debauch. - on the bum, [Informal.]
- living or traveling as or in a manner suggesting that of a hobo or tramp.
- in a state of disrepair or disorder:The oven is on the bum again.
v.t. - [Informal.]to borrow without expectation of returning;
get for nothing; cadge:He's always bumming cigarettes from me. - [Slang.]to ruin or spoil:The weather bummed our whole weekend.
v.i. - to sponge on others for a living;
lead an idle or dissolute life. - to live as a hobo.
- bum around, [Informal.]to travel, wander, or spend one's time aimlessly:We bummed around for a couple of hours after work.
- bum (someone) out, [Slang.]to disappoint, upset, or annoy:It really bummed me out that she could have helped and didn't.
adj. Slang. - of poor, wretched, or miserable quality;
worthless. - disappointing;
unpleasant. - erroneous or ill-advised;
misleading:That tip on the stock market was a bum steer. - lame:a bum leg.
- 1860–65, American; perh. shortening of or back formation from bummer1; adjective, adjectival senses of unclear relation to sense "loafer'' and perh. of distinct origin, originally
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vagabond, vagrant.
bum2 (bum),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]- British Termsthe buttocks;
rump.
- 1350–1400; Middle English bom; of uncertain origin, originally
bum3 (bum),USA pronunciation n. [Mil. Slang.]- Militarya reproduction of a document made with copying equipment.
- Militarya bag into which classified waste is put in preparation for destruction.
- def. 2 presumably as shortening of bum bag perh. as shortening of bumf or bumfodder
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bum /bʌm/ n - Brit slang the buttocks or anus
Etymology: 14th Century: of uncertain origin bum /bʌm/ informal n - a disreputable loafer or idler
- a tramp; hobo
vb (bums, bumming, bummed)- (transitive) to get by begging; cadge: to bum a lift
- (intransitive) often followed by around: to live by begging or as a vagrant or loafer
- (intransitive) usually followed by around: to spend time to no good purpose; loaf; idle
- bum someone off ⇒ US Canadian slang to disappoint, annoy, or upset someone
adj - (prenominal) of poor quality; useless
Etymology: 19th Century: probably shortened from earlier bummer a loafer, probably from German bummeln to loaf |