bum

/bʌm/

noun

  1. 1

    The buttocks.

    Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.
  2. 2

    The anus.

verb

  1. 1

    To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.

interjection

  1. 1

    An expression of annoyance.

noun

  1. 1

    (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.

  2. 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. 3

    A player or racer who often performs poorly.

    Trade him to another team, he's a bum!
  4. 4

    A drinking spree.

verb

  1. 1

    To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.

    Can I bum a cigarette off you?
  2. 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. 3

    To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Of poor quality or highly undesirable.

    bum note
  2. 2

    Unfair.

    bum deal
  3. 3

    Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.

    I can't play football anymore on account of my bum knee.
  4. 4

    Unpleasant or unhappy.

    He had a bum trip on that mescaline.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To depress; to make unhappy.

noun

  1. 1

    A humming noise.

verb

  1. 1

    To make a murmuring or humming sound.

noun

  1. 1

    A bumbailiff.

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