bum

¹bum

noun \ˈbəm\

Definition of BUM

: buttocks

Origin of BUM

Middle English bom

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with BUM

chum, come, crumb, cum, drum, dumb, from, glum, gum, hum, lum, mum, numb, plum, plumb, rum, scrum, scum, slum, some, strum, sum, them, thrum, thumb

²bum

adjective

Definition of BUM

1

a : of poor quality or nature <bum advice>

b : not valid or deserved <a bum check>

c : not pleasant or enjoyable <a bum trip>

2

: affected or disabled by damage or injury

Examples of BUM

1. <that was bum advice that you got from that chat room>

Origin of BUM

perhaps from ⁴bum

First Known Use: 1859

Related to BUM

Synonyms

bad, bargain-basement, cheap, cheapjack, cheesy, coarse, common, crappy [slang], cut-rate, el cheapo, execrable, gimcrack, inferior, junky, lousy, low-grade, low-rent, mediocre, miserable, poor, rotten, rubbishy, schlock (or schlocky also shlock or shlocky), second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, terrible, trashy, trumpery, wretched

Antonyms

excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch

Related Words

useless, valueless, worthless; indifferent, lackluster, second-class; brummagem, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry; seedy, shabby, tacky; counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham; supercheap, ultracheap

Near Antonyms

elegant, handsome, tasteful; handcrafted, polished, refined

³bum

verb

bummed bum·ming

Definition of BUM

intransitive verb

1

: loaf

2

: to spend time unemployed and often wandering —often used with around

transitive verb

: to obtain by asking or begging : cadge <bum a cigarette>

Origin of BUM

probably back-formation from ¹bummer

First Known Use: 1863

⁴bum

noun

Definition of BUM

1

a : one who sponges off others and avoids work

b : one who performs a function poorly <called the umpire a bum>

c : one whose time is devoted to a recreational activity <a beach bum> <ski bums>

2

: vagrant, tramp

— on the bum

: with no settled residence or means of support

Origin of BUM

probably short for ¹bummer

First Known Use: 1864

⁵bum

noun

Definition of BUM

: a drinking spree : bender

Origin of BUM

perhaps from ³bum

First Known Use: 1863

⁶bum

transitive verb

Definition of BUM

: disappoint, depress —often used with out <the news really bummed me out>

Origin of BUM

probably back-formation from ²bummer

First Known Use: 1973