bum

bum
n \. Informal. derelict, drunkard, drunk, Sl. stiff, Sl. wino, Sl. rummy; beggar, mendicant, Inf. panhandler; vagabond, drifter, vagrant, hobo, tramp; loafer, idler, beachcomber, wastrel, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well; cadger, sponger, scrounger, parasite.
2.Informal. debauch, carouse, bacchanal, orgy, saturnalia. See also carousal (def.1).
v
3.Informal. borrow, cadge, sponge, Sl. mooch, Sl. hit, Sl. hit up, Sl. touch, Sl. put the touch on; beg, scrounge; idle, laze, lounge, loaf, loaf around, Inf. bum around; wander, drift, tramp, hobo, vagabond; hitchhike, thumb.
adj
4.Slang. bad, poor, unsatisfactory, inferior, worthless, Sl. crummy, Sl. cheesy; wretched, miserable, Inf. rotten, Inf. lousy.
5.Slang. false, untrue, spurious, bogus, counterfeit, fabricated, trumped-up; misleading, deceptive, fallacious.

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  • bum — ☆ bum1 [bum ] n. [< bummer, prob. < Ger bummler, loafer, habitually tardy person < bummeln, to go slowly, waste time] Informal 1. a vagrant, hobo, tramp, or beggar; specif., a shabby, often drunken derelict 2. any shiftless or… …   English World dictionary

  • bum — Ⅰ. bum [1] ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a person s bottom. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. bum [2] informal ► NOUN N. Amer. 1) a vagrant. 2) …   English terms dictionary

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  • Bum — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • bum! — bụm! 〈Int.〉 (Ausruf zur Nachahmung von dröhnendem Aufschlagen) ● bum!, bum!!; bim, bam, bum!! …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • bum — um (b[u^]m), v. t. To borrow without intention of returning; to cadge; as, to bum a cigarette; to bum a cup of coffee; usually with inexpensive items as the object. [informal] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • bum — 1. Interjección onomatopéyica utilizada para imitar el ruido de un golpe o de una explosión: «Una chispa o una palabra soez, y ¡bum!, todos al infierno» (Marsé Embrujo [Esp. 1993]). 2. Adaptación gráfica de la voz inglesa boom (‘estruendo,… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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