Definitions for BUMbʌm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bumbʌm(n.; v.)bummed, bum•ming
(n.)a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
a tramp, hobo, or derelict.
Informal. a single-minded enthusiast of a specific sport:
a ski bum.
Category: Informal
Informal. an incompetent person.
(v.t.)Informal. to borrow without expectation of returning; cadge.
Category: Informal
(v.i.)to sponge on others for a living.
to live as a hobo.
bum around,Informal. to spend time or wander aimlessly.
Category: Verb Phrase
(adj. Slang.)of poor or miserable quality; worthless.
disappointing; unpleasant.
false or misleading:
a bum rap.
lame.
Origin of bum:
1860–65, Amer.
bum*bʌm(n.)
the buttocks.
Category: Common Vocabulary, British
* Brit. Slang..
Origin of bum:
1350–1400; ME bom
Princeton's WordNet
rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git(noun)
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
tramp, hobo, bum(noun)
a disreputable vagrant
"a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum(noun)
person who does no work
"a lazy bum"
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass(adj)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny(verb)
of very poor quality; flimsy
mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge(verb)
ask for and get free; be a parasite
bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about(verb)
be lazy or idle
"Her son is just bumming around all day"
Wiktionary
bum(Verb)
to depress; to make unhappy
Origin: 1864, , from Bummler, from bummeln
Webster Dictionary
Bum(noun)
the buttock
Bum(u)
to make murmuring or humming sound
Bum(noun)
a humming noise
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
BUM
A fallen tough. BUMP A tough fall.
Translations for BUM
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- nutteloseAfrikaans
- تافِه، لا قيمَةَ لَهArabic
- безполезенBulgarian
- inútilPortuguese (BR)
- mizernýCzech
- wertlosGerman
- totalt elendigt; lorte-Danish
- ανάξιος, ασήμαντοςGreek
- inútil, que no valeSpanish
- viletsEstonian
- بی فایدهFarsi
- turhaFinnish
- minableFrench
- חָסַר עֶרֶךHebrew
- मूल्यहीनHindi
- beskorisanCroatian
- értéktelenHungarian
- tak berhargaIndonesian
- miseroItalian
- くだらないJapanese
- 하찮은Korean
- menkavertisLithuanian
- nevērtīgsLatvian
- sia-siaMalay
- rot-Dutch
- elendigNorwegian
- do niczegoPolish
- بی فایدهPersian
- بی ګټیPashto
- inútilPortuguese
- prost, mizerabilRomanian
- дряннойRussian
- mizernýSlovak
- zaničSlovenian
- lošSerbian
- usel, värdelösSwedish
- ไม่มีคุณค่าThai
- kötü, fenaTurkish
- 無價值的Chinese (Trad.)
- поганий, низької якостіUkrainian
- بے کار ، ناا ہلUrdu
- vô dụngVietnamese
- 无价值的Chinese (Simp.)
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