BUM

bum

Noun

  1. The buttocks.
    Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.
  2. The anus.
  3. A person.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A hobo; a homeless person, usually a man.
  2. A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
    ''Fred is becoming a bum - he's not even bothering to work more than once a month.
    That mechanic's a bum - he couldn't fix a yo-yo.
    That guy keeps interrupting the concert. Throw the bum out!
  3. A player or racer who often performs poorly.
    Trade him to another team, he's a bum!
  4. A drinking spree.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A humming noise.

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. A bumbailiff.

Verb

  1. To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
    Can I bum a cigarette off you?
  2. To behave like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
    I think I'll just bum around downtown for awhile until dinner.
  3. To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).

Verb (etymology 3)

  1. To depress; to make unhappy.

Verb (etymology 4)

  1. To make a murmuring or humming sound.

Adjective

  1. Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
    bum note
  2. Unfair.
    bum deal
  3. Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
    I can't play football anymore on account of my bum knee.
  4. Unpleasant.
    He had a bum trip on that mescaline.


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