bum
bum /b'ʌm/ (bums bumming bummed)
1 [N-COUNT] poss N
Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on. (BRIT INFORMAL)
= bottom
2 [N-COUNT]
A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money. (AM INFORMAL)
3 [N-COUNT]
If someone refers to another person as a bum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible. (INFORMAL)
You're all a bunch of bums.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
Some people use bum to describe a situation that they find unpleasant or annoying. (INFORMAL)
He knows you're getting a bum deal.
5 [VERB] V n
If you bum something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you. (INFORMAL)
Mind if I bum a cigarette?
6 [VERB] V around, V round n
If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do. (INFORMAL)
I think they're just bumming around at the moment, not doing a lot...
She went off to bum round the world with a boyfriend.
7
see also beach bumbeach bum (beach bums)
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If you refer to someone as a beach bum, you mean that they spend a lot of time enjoying themselves on the beach or in the sea.bum bag (bum bags)
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A bum bag consists of a small bag attached to a belt which you wear round your waist. You use it to carry things such as money and keys. (BRIT; in AM, use fanny pack)
1 [N-COUNT] poss N
Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on. (BRIT INFORMAL)
= bottom
2 [N-COUNT]
A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money. (AM INFORMAL)
3 [N-COUNT]
If someone refers to another person as a bum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible. (INFORMAL)
You're all a bunch of bums.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
Some people use bum to describe a situation that they find unpleasant or annoying. (INFORMAL)
He knows you're getting a bum deal.
5 [VERB] V n
If you bum something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you. (INFORMAL)
Mind if I bum a cigarette?
6 [VERB] V around, V round n
If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do. (INFORMAL)
I think they're just bumming around at the moment, not doing a lot...
She went off to bum round the world with a boyfriend.
7
see also beach bumbeach bum (beach bums)
[N-COUNT]
If you refer to someone as a beach bum, you mean that they spend a lot of time enjoying themselves on the beach or in the sea.bum bag (bum bags)
[N-COUNT]
A bum bag consists of a small bag attached to a belt which you wear round your waist. You use it to carry things such as money and keys. (BRIT; in AM, use fanny pack)