单词 | bum |
释义 | bum 1. n. Brit. sl. the buttocks. Phrases and idioms bum-bailiff hist. a bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non-payment. bum-boat any small boat plying with provisions etc. for ships. bum-sucker sl. a toady. bum-sucking toadying. Etymology: ME bom, of unkn. orig. 2. n., v., & adj. US sl. --n a habitual loafer or tramp; a lazy dissolute person. --v (bummed, bumming)   1. intr. (often foll. by about, around) loaf or wander around; be a bum.   2. tr. get by begging; cadge. --attribadj. of poor quality. Phrases and idioms bum rap imprisonment on a false charge. bum's rush forcible ejection. bum steer false information. on the bum vagrant, begging. Etymology: prob. abbr. or back-form. f. BUMMER |
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