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bum
adjective
noun
verb
of very poor quality; flimsy
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adjective
of very poor quality; flimsy
noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
noun
person who does no work
“a lazy bum”
noun
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
“only a rotter would do that”
noun
a vagrant
“a homeless tramp”
verb
ask for and get free; be a parasite
verb
be lazy or idle
“Her son is just bumming around all day”
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he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
a lazy bum
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’
a homeless tramp
he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
Her son is just bumming around all day
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