Bum & tums là gì
[count]
1
chiefly US, informal + disapproving : a person who has no place to live and no job and who asks people for money
2
informal : a person who is lazy or who does something badly
3
: a person who spends a lot of time relaxing and doing something fun rather than working
— compare 5bum
[+ object] informal
: to get (something) for free by asking : to ask for and get (something)
bum around[phrasal verb] informal or British bum about
1
bum around/about or bum around/about (a place) : to spend time relaxing in (a place) instead of working
2
bum around/about (a place) : to spend time living and traveling in (a place) without a job or much money
— compare 3bum
US, informal
1
[+ object] : to cause (someone) to feel sad or disappointed — usually + out
2
always used in progressive tenses, [no object] : to feel sad or disappointed about something
— compare 2bum
— bummedadjective [more bummed; most bummed]
always used before a noun informal
1
: of bad quality
2
: not legally acceptable : not valid
3
US : injured or damaged
[count] chiefly British, informal
: the part of the body that you sit on : buttocks
get/put bums on seatsBritish, informal
: to attract people to see a movie, play, game, etc.
— compare 1bum This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. / bʌm / See synonyms for: bum / bummed / bummer / bummest on Thesaurus.com This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler. a tramp, hobo, or derelict. Informal. an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, especially one who gives it priority over work, family life, etc.: a ski bum; a tennis bum. Informal. an incompetent person. verb (used with object), bummed, bum·ming. Informal. to borrow without expectation of returning; get for nothing; cadge: He's always bumming cigarettes from me. Slang. to ruin or spoil: The weather bummed our whole weekend. verb (used without object), bummed, bum·ming. to sponge on others for a living; lead an idle or dissolute life. adjective, bum·mer, bum·mest. Slang. of poor, wretched, or miserable quality; unsatisfactory: I figured $300 was a bum deal for a minor repair, but I paid it anyway. Slang. fraudulent or fake: He was accused of issuing a bum check for $2920. Slang. disappointing; unpleasant. Slang. erroneous or ill-advised; misleading: I think the gauge is giving me a bum readout. Slang. physically disabled, impaired, or injured: a bum leg. bum around, Informal. to travel, wander, or spend one's time aimlessly: We bummed around for a couple of hours after work. See synonyms for bum on Thesaurus.com QUIZ YOURSELF ON HAS VS. HAVE! Do you have the grammar chops to know when to use “have” or “has”? Let’s find out with this quiz! My grandmother ________ a wall full of antique cuckoo clocks. TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Meet Grammar Coach Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing bum (someone) out, Slang. to disappoint, upset, or annoy: It really bummed me out that she could have helped and didn't. on the bum, Informal. 1 An Americanism first recorded in 1860–65; perhaps a shortening of or back formation from bummer1; adjective senses of unclear relation to sense “loafer” and perhaps of distinct origin bulrush, Bultmann, bulwark, Bulwer, Bulwer-Lytton, bum, bum around, bum bag, bumbailiff, bumbershoot, bumble / bʌm / noun Chiefly British Slang. 2 First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bom; of uncertain origin Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022 derelict, drifter, floater, hobo, stiff, tramp, transient, vagabond, vagrant, bindle, bindlestiff, black sheep, guttersnipe
British slang the buttocks or anus a disreputable loafer or idler an irresponsible, unpleasant, or mean person a person who spends a great deal of time on a specified sportbaseball bum on the bum verb bums, bumming or bummed (tr) to get by begging; cadgeto bum a lift (intr often foll by around) to live by begging or as a vagrant or loafer (intr usually foll by around) to spend time to no good purpose; loaf; idle bum someone off US and Canadian slang to disappoint, annoy, or upset someone (prenominal) of poor quality; useless wrong or inappropriatea bum note C19: probably shortened from earlier bummer a loafer, probably from German bummeln to loaf Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 In addition to the idioms beginning with bum also see: The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. FEEDBACK© 2022 Dictionary.com, LLC |