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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bum1
noun Brit. informal a person's buttocks or anus.
– origin ME: of unknown origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bum2 informal
noun N. Amer.
  • 1 a vagrant.
  • 2 a lazy or worthless person.
  • 3 a devotee of a particular activity: a ski bum.
verb (bums, bumming, bummed)
  • 1 get by asking or begging.
  • 2 (bum around) chiefly N. Amer. pass one's time idly.
  • 3 (usu. be bummed out) N. Amer. make (someone) feel upset or disappointed.
adjective bad; wrong: not one bum note was played.
– phrases
give someone the bum's rush chiefly N. Amer. forcibly eject someone.
– origin C19: prob. from bummer.
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