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Definitions for Bum

[1] a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
[2] a tramp, hobo, or derelict.
[3] Informal . an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, especially one who gives it priority over work, family life, etc.: a ski bum; a tennis bum.
[4] Informal . an incompetent person.
[5] a drunken orgy; debauch.
[6] Informal . to borrow without expectation of returning; get for nothing; cadge: He's always bumming cigarettes from me.
[7] Slang . to ruin or spoil: The weather bummed our whole weekend.
[8] to sponge on others for a living; lead an idle or dissolute life.
[9] to live as a hobo.
[10] of poor, wretched, or miserable quality; worthless.
[11] disappointing; unpleasant.
[12] erroneous or ill-advised; misleading: That tip on the stock market was a bum steer.
[13] lame: a bum leg.
[14] bum around , Informal . to travel, wander, or spend one's time aimlessly: We bummed around for a couple of hours after work.
[15] bum (someone) out , Slang . to disappoint, upset, or annoy: It really bummed me out that she could have helped and didn't.
[16] 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.
[17] the buttocks; rump.
[18] a reproduction of a document made with copying equipment.
[19] a bag into which classified waste is put in preparation for destruction.
[20] British slang the buttocks or anus
[21] a disreputable loafer or idler
[22] a tramp; hobo
[23] an irresponsible, unpleasant, or mean person
[24] a person who spends a great deal of time on a specified sport baseball bum
[25] on the bum living as a loafer or vagrant out of repair; broken
[26] (tr) to get by begging; cadge to bum a lift
[27] (intr often foll by around ) to live by begging or as a vagrant or loafer
[28] (intr usually foll by around ) to spend time to no good purpose; loaf; idle
[29] bum someone off US and Canadian slang to disappoint, annoy, or upset someone
[30] (prenominal) of poor quality; useless
[31] wrong or inappropriate a bum note

Words related to Bum

derelict, stiff, vagrant, drifter, tramp, transient, vagabond, hobo, guttersnipe, floater, bindle

Words nearby Bum

bulrush, bultmann, bulwark, bulwer, bulwer-lytton, bum, bum around, bum bag, bum out, bum rap, bum steer

Origin of Bum

3perhaps as shortening of bumf or bumfodder; def. 2 presumably as shortening of bum bag

Word origin for Bum

C19: probably shortened from earlier bummer a loafer, probably from German bummeln to loaf

Synonyms for Bum

derelict, drifter, floater, guttersnipe, hobo, stiff, tramp, transient, vagabond, vagrant, bindle, black sheep, gutterpup