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bum

The correct spelling is bum.

How to pronounce bum

/bʌm/
noun

IPA: /bʌm/

Say it like: Bum

The correct spelling is bum. The buttocks. For example: "Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes."

Usage Examples

“Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.”

“Fred is becoming a bum - he's not even bothering to work more than once a month.”

“Trade him to another team, he's a bum!”

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The buttocks.
  2. 2.The anus.
  3. 3.(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
  4. 4.A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
  5. 5.A player or racer who often performs poorly.

verb

  1. 1.To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
  2. 2.To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
  3. 3.To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
  4. 4.To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
  5. 5.To depress; to make unhappy.

interjection

  1. 1.An expression of annoyance.

adjective

  1. 1.Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
  2. 2.Unfair.
  3. 3.Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
  4. 4.Unpleasant or unhappy.

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