Idioms for bum
- living or traveling as or in a manner suggesting that of a hobo or tramp.
- in a state of disrepair or disorder: The oven is on the bum again.
bum (someone) out, Slang.
to disappoint, upset, or annoy: It really bummed me out that she could have helped and didn't.
on the bum, Informal.
Origin of bum
1
1860–65,
Americanism; perhaps shortening of or back formation from
bummer1; adj. senses of unclear relation to sense “loafer” and perhaps of distinct orig.
Words nearby bum
bulrush,
bultmann,
bulwark,
bulwer,
bulwer-lytton,
bum,
bum around,
bum bag,
bum out,
bum rap,
bum steer
British Dictionary definitions for bum around (1 of 2)
bum
1
/ (bʌm) /
noun
British slang
the buttocks or anus
Word Origin for bum
C14: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for bum around (2 of 2)
bum
2
/ (bʌm) informal /
noun
verb bums, bumming or bummed
adjective
(prenominal)
of poor quality; useless
wrong or inappropriate
a bum note
Word Origin for bum
C19: probably shortened from earlier
bummer a loafer, probably from German
bummeln to loaf
Idioms and Phrases with bum around (1 of 2)
bum around
Loaf, wander idly, as in After graduating he decided to bum around Europe for a year. [Mid-1800s]
Frequent bars or nightclubs, as in Her father accused her of bumming around half the night and threatened to cut off her allowance. In the mid-1800s to bum was slang for going on a drinking spree. A century later, with the addition of around, it simply meant going to saloons or clubs.
Idioms and Phrases with bum around (2 of 2)
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