Bum
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of very poor quality; flimsy
noun
(2) 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?"
(3) Person who does no work
"A lazy bum"
(4) 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'"
(5) A disreputable vagrant
"A homeless tramp"
"He tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
verb
(6) Ask for and get free; be a parasite
(7) Be lazy or idle
"Her son is just bumming around all day"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
1387, etymology uncertain, but possibly Gaelic (Ireland, Scotland) bun base, bottom : Shuigh sé ar a bhun (Irish), Shuidh e air a bhun (Scottish) He sat on his bottom.
Synonyms
- (buttocks or anus): arse (UK, Irish, Australian, New Zealand), ass , backside, bottom, butt , buttocks (technical), heinie , fanny , tush , tushie
- See also Wikisaurus:anus
Verb
- To sodomize; to engage in anal sex. (UK)
Etymology 2
1864, , from , from
Noun
- A hobo, homeless person.
- A lazy or incompetent person.
- Trade him, he's a bum!
- A drinking spree.
Synonyms
hobo, homeless person, tramp, vagrant, wanderer, vagabond loafer, bumpkin, footler, idler, lout, yob, yobbo, layabout binge, bender- See also Wikisaurus:vagabond
- See also Wikisaurus:idler
Verb
- To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
- Can I bum a cigarette off you?
- To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette.
- To be or behave like a bum or a vagabond.
Adjective
- Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
- bum note
- Unfair
- bum deal
- Injured and without the possibility of full repair.
- I can't play football anymore on account of my bum knee.
- Unpleasant.
- He had a bum trip on that mescaline.