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| 1. | [ noun ] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | |
| Synonyms: | puke skunk stinker dirty_dog rat stinkpot scum_bag so-and-so lowlife git crumb rotter | |
| Examples: | "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'" |
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| Related terms: | unpleasant_person rat | |
| 2. | [ verb ] ask for and get free; be a parasite | |
| Synonyms: | cadge grub sponge mooch | |
| Related terms: | obtain freeload idler leech moocher | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a disreputable vagrant | |
| Synonyms: | tramp hobo | |
| Examples: | "a homeless tramp" "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" |
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| Related terms: | wanderer vagrant vagabond dosser | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (work) person who does no work | |
| Synonyms: | idler layabout do-nothing loafer | |
| Related terms: | nonworker dawdler loon daydreamer slacker clock_watcher lie-abed goldbrick trifler sluggard spiv sunbather couch_potato lazybones dallier whittler mooch | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (informal) of very poor quality | |
| Synonyms: | crummy cheap punk chintzy sleazy tinny cheesy | |
| Related terms: | colloquialism inferior | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be lazy or idle | |
| Synonyms: | loaf lounge_about arse_about loll_around bum_about frig_around lounge_around loll waste_one's_time arse_around fuck_off bum_around | |
| Examples: | "Her son is just bumming around all day" |
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| Related terms: | idle idler | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | |
| Synonyms: | seat ass bottom rear_end tail behind buttocks stern hind_end hindquarters keister posterior buns backside prat rear can tail_end tooshie tush rump fundament derriere fanny butt nates arse | |
| Examples: | "he deserves a good kick in the butt" "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
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| Related terms: | body_part torso | |
| Similar spelling: |
bun Bunn Buna Buono bunny Bueno Buena |
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