What does bum mean?

Definitions for bum
bʌmbum

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, gitnoun

    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'"

  2. tramp, hobo, bumnoun

    a disreputable vagrant

    "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"

  3. idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bumnoun

    person who does no work

    "a lazy bum"

  4. 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, assadjective

    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?"

  5. bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinnyverb

    of very poor quality; flimsy

  6. mooch, bum, cadge, grub, spongeverb

    ask for and get free; be a parasite

  7. bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge aboutverb

    be lazy or idle

    "Her son is just bumming around all day"

Wiktionary

  1. bumverb

    to depress; to make unhappy

  2. Etymology: 1864,, from Bummler, from bummeln

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BUMnoun

    Etymology: bomme, Dutch.

    The wisest aunt telling the saddest tale,
    Sometime for threefoot stool mistaketh me,
    Then slip I from her bum, down topples she. William Shakespeare.

    This said, he gently rais’d the knight,
    And set him on his bum upright. Hudibras.

    From dusty shops neglected authours come,
    Martyrs of pies, and relicks of the bum. John Dryden, Mackfl.

    The learned Sydenham does not doubt,
    But profound thought will bring the gout;
    And that with bum on couch we lie,
    Because our reason’s soar’d too high. Dr. Waldren .

ChatGPT

  1. bum

    A "bum" is a term that can be used in several context. It could refer to a person who avoids work and seeks to live off the generosity or hospitality of others, also known as a vagrant or hobo. It can also refer to the buttocks or the backside of a person. In informal British English, it is used as a slang term for one's bottom. In addition, it can also be used as a verb, as in to "bum around" meaning to waste time or be idle. Lastly, it can refer to something that is of poor quality, disappointing or not satisfactory.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bumnoun

    the buttock

  2. Bum

    to make murmuring or humming sound

  3. Bumnoun

    a humming noise

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bum

    bum, n. (Shak.) the buttocks.—ns. Bum′-bail′iff, an under-bailiff; Bum′-boat, boat for carrying provisions to a ship, originally a Thames scavenger's boat. [Ety. dub., prob. from bump, from sense of 'swelling.']

  2. Bum

    bum, v.i. to hum or make a murmuring sound, as a bee: (slang) to live dissolutely.—pr.p. bum′ming; pa.p. bummed.—n. a humming sound: a spree, debauch: a dissipated fellow. [Onomatopœic.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. BUM

    A fallen tough. BUMP A tough fall.

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  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'bum' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3271

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bum in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of bum in a Sentence

  1. Lily James:

    I'm so healthy, i've got hips and boobs and a bum and a small waist.

  2. Jeff Chanton:

    Why is the governor giving the people of Florida such a bum steer? does it have something to do with corporate influence.

  3. Aaron Rodgers:

    He's a bum. I think he's an absolute bum, you don't know me. I don't know who he is. Nobody knew who he was probably until yesterday's comments.

  4. Shirley Goodsir:

    Then my son comes through with a perfectly tanned bum and says, ‘ Kyletanned my a **, i couldn't even give him a row because it was just too funny.

  5. Kim Jou-yeon:

    The recovered voice sounds very much alike Kim Bum-soo in 2002, as if Kim Jou-yeon recorded it alive.

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Translations for bum

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  • متسكعArabic
  • дупе, нехранимайко, нечестен, негоден, повреден, задник, безделникBulgarian
  • Wohnsitzlose, Penner, schnorrenGerman
  • vaganto, trampo, vagabondo, vaguloEsperanto
  • ano, vagabundo, trasero, vagoSpanish
  • hulkurEstonian
  • peppu, hulttio, pakarat, pummata, takapuoli, perse, pummi, perseenreikä, anus, renttuFinnish
  • fesses, cul, tocard, trou du culFrench
  • màs, tònScottish Gaelic
  • चूतड़Hindi
  • csavargóHungarian
  • deretano, vagabondo, glutei, sedere, scadente, oziare, culo, barbone, ano, didietro, fannulloItalian
  • ろくでなし, くだらないやつ, 乞丐Japanese
  • 乞丐, 걸개Korean
  • ചന്തിMalayalam
  • reet, dakloze, kont, aftroggelen, billen, achterste, vagebond, achterwerk, anus, gat, landloper, bips, bietsen, poep, zwerverDutch
  • pupaPolish
  • ânus, brioco, nádegas, terceiro olho, bunda, traseiro, bumbum, cu, nalgas, sem-teto, implorar, olho de baixo, tobaPortuguese
  • vagabondRomanian
  • бродяга, попрошайка, бомж, клянчитьRussian
  • anus, uteliggare, stjärt, luffare, rumpa, lodis, häck, lodare, rövhålSwedish
  • குண்டிTamil
  • ตูดThai
  • 屁股Chinese

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