bum Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
   git; crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
   
   • only a rotter would do that
   • kill the rat
   • throw the bum out
   • you cowardly little pukes!
   • the British call a contemptible person a `git'
2. noun a disreputable vagrant
   tramp; hobo.
   
   • a homeless tramp
   • he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
3. noun person who does no work
   layabout; loafer; idler; do-nothing.
   
   • a lazy bum
4. noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
   
   • he deserves a good kick in the butt
   • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
5. verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
   sponge; cadge; grub; mooch.
   
6. verb be lazy or idle
   loaf; fuck off; lounge around; loll; lounge about; frig around; arse around; bum around; waste one's time; arse about; loll around; bum about.
   
   • Her son is just bumming around all day
7. adjective satellite of very poor quality; flimsy
   cheap; tinny; punk; crummy; sleazy; chintzy; cheesy.
   

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