bum

bum
[[t]bʌ̱m[/t]]
bums, bumming, bummed
1) N-COUNT: poss N Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on. [BRIT, INFORMAL, RUDE]
Syn:
2) N-COUNT A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money. [AM, INFORMAL]
Syn:
tramp, vagrant
3) N-COUNT (disapproval) If someone refers to another person as a bum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible. [INFORMAL]

You're all a bunch of bums.

4) ADJ: ADJ n Some people use bum to describe a situation that they find unpleasant or annoying. [INFORMAL]

He knows you're getting a bum deal.

5) VERB If you bum something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you. [INFORMAL]

[V n] Mind if I bum a cigarette?

Syn:
6) VERB If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do. [INFORMAL]

[V around] I think they're just bumming around at the moment, not doing a lot...

[V round n] She went off to bum round the world with a boyfriend.

7) → See also beach bum
8) PHRASE If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to put bums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

He is one of the few players who puts bums on seats.


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