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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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