bum
/bʌm/
noun
- 1
The buttocks.
“Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.”
- 2
The anus.
verb
- 1
To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
interjection
- 1
An expression of annoyance.
noun
- 1
(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
- 2
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.”
- 3
A player or racer who often performs poorly.
“Trade him to another team, he's a bum!”
- 4
A drinking spree.
verb
- 1
To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
“Can I bum a cigarette off you?”
- 2
To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
“I think I'll just bum around downtown for awhile until dinner.”
- 3
To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
Synonyms
adjective
- 1
Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
“bum note”
- 2
Unfair.
“bum deal”
- 3
Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
“I can't play football anymore on account of my bum knee.”
- 4
Unpleasant or unhappy.
“He had a bum trip on that mescaline.”
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To depress; to make unhappy.
noun
- 1
A humming noise.
verb
- 1
To make a murmuring or humming sound.
noun
- 1
A bumbailiff.
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