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Definitions for Bumming

[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] British slang the buttocks or anus
[18] a disreputable loafer or idler
[19] a tramp; hobo
[20] an irresponsible, unpleasant, or mean person
[21] a person who spends a great deal of time on a specified sport baseball bum
[22] on the bum living as a loafer or vagrant out of repair; broken
[23] (tr) to get by begging; cadge to bum a lift
[24] (intr often foll by around ) to live by begging or as a vagrant or loafer
[25] (intr usually foll by around ) to spend time to no good purpose; loaf; idle
[26] bum someone off US and Canadian slang to disappoint, annoy, or upset someone
[27] (prenominal) of poor quality; useless
[28] wrong or inappropriate a bum note

Words related to Bumming

bumlaze, loll, sprawl, slouch, recline, lounge, loiter, relax, idle, saunter, urge, sue, claim, plead, request, beg, charge, demand, appeal, seek

Words nearby Bumming

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

Origin of Bumming

11860–65, Americanism ; perhaps shortening of or back formation from bummer1; adj. senses of unclear relation to sense “loafer” and perhaps of distinct orig.

Word origin for Bumming

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

Synonyms for Bumming

leeching, mooching, sponging, bloodsucking, parasitical