variants or less commonly bumph
chiefly British

Examples of bumf in a Sentence

a lot of public relations bumf about the company's new products

Word History

Etymology

from bumf toilet paper, short for bumfodder, from bum entry 1 + fodder

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bumf was circa 1889

Dictionary Entries Near bumf

Cite this Entry

“Bumf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumf. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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