bum

bum¹ S3 [bʌm] n informal

[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably from bummer 'bum' (19-20 centuries), perhaps from German bummler 'lazy person']

1.) BrE the part of your body that you sit on

= ↑bottom

2.) AmE someone, especially a man, who has no home or job, and who asks people for money

3.) beach/ski etc bum

someone who spends all their time on the beach ↑skiing etc without having a job

4.) someone who is very lazy

5.) get/put bums on seats

BrE informal to make a large number of people go to see a film, play, sports match etc

▪ She's the kind of star who will put bums on seats.

bum ²

bum² past tense and past participle bummed present participle bumming

v [T] BrE informal

to ask someone for something such as money, food, or cigarettes

= ↑cadge

▪ She bummed a little cash off me.

bum around phr v

1.) also bum about

to spend time lazily doing nothing

2.) bum around sth

to travel around, living very cheaply, without having any plans

▪ He spent a year bumming around Australia.

bum ³

bum³ adj [only before noun] informal

1.) bad and useless

▪ The orchestra was excellent. No one played a bum note.

▪ I thought Jim got a bum deal (=unfair treatment) .

2.) a bum ankle/leg etc

AmE an injured ↑ankle, leg etc