bum
IPA: bˈʌm
noun
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The buttocks.
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The anus.
- (colloquial, derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
- (colloquial, derogatory) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
- (colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
- (colloquial) A drinking spree.
- (dated) A humming noise.
- (obsolete) A bumbailiff.
verb
- (UK, transitive, colloquial) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
- (transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.
- (transitive, slang, Britain) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
- To depress; to make unhappy.
- (intransitive) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
adjective
- (slang) Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
- (slang) Unfair.
- (slang) Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
- (slang) Unpleasant or unhappy.
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