Idioms for bum

    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.
    1. living or traveling as or in a manner suggesting that of a hobo or tramp.
    2. in a state of disrepair or disorder: The oven is on the bum again.

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

Words related to bum out

discourage, dishearten, grieve, dispirit, dismay, slow, dampen, sadden, disturb, bother, upset, afflict, reduce, lower, damp, daunt, trouble, sap, dull, weaken

British Dictionary definitions for bum out (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 out (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 out (1 of 2)

bum out
1

Depress, sadden, dispirit, as in He's been really bummed out since his girlfriend moved to California. [Slang; late 1960s]

2

Annoy, irritate, vex, as in That haircut will really bum out his parents. [Slang; c. 1970]

3

Fail badly, as in I got through the midterm, but I bummed out totally on the final exam. This usage is student slang. [Late 1960s]

Idioms and Phrases with bum out (2 of 2)

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