- pronunciation:
- buhm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(informal) a poor person with no home and no job; tramp.
- synonyms:
- tramp
- similar words:
- beggar
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bums, bumming, bummed |
| definition: |
(informal) to ask for and get, with no plan to pay back or return.
I tried to bum a few dollars from my brother for some lunch downtown.- similar words:
- beg, obtain
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bummer, bummest |
| definition: |
bad or wrong.
(informal) You gave me bum advice about that test- synonyms:
- lousy, misleading, worthless
- similar words:
- inferior, poor, useless
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Bum probably comes from a German word
Bummeln, meaning "to be lazy" or "to hang loosely."