cum

1 of 3

conjunction

ˈku̇m  ˈkəm 

: along with being : and

—used to form usually hyphenated phrases

… he is a credible mining camp elder-cum-publican.

—George Bernard Shaw

… Christian and Christian-cum-voodoo churches …

—David Binder

cum

2 of 3

noun

often vulgar, less common spelling of come entry 1 sense 2j, come entry 2

1

often vulgar : semen

2

often vulgar : orgasm

cum

3 of 3

abbreviation

cumulative

Examples of cum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In May, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, a crucial exam for admission to medical colleges, was cancelled due to allegations of a paper leak, affecting millions of students. — Priyanka Salve,raksha Murali, CNBC, 23 July 2026

In Pompeii, there are Avianius, a teenager apprenticed to a blacksmith, and Julia Felix, a rare female businesswoman who runs a kind of spa cum entertainment center for the well-to-do. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

The immediate trigger for the demonstrations was the cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), India's undergraduate medical school entrance exam, after its question papers were found to have been leaked. — Sakshi Dayal, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Italian artist-cum-pranker Maurizio Cattelan has revisited the artwork that turned a banana and some duct tape into one of contemporary art’s biggest and most polarizing talking points. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Conjunction

Latin, with; akin to Latin com- — more at com-

First Known Use

Conjunction

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cum

• bum
• chum
• come
• crum
• drum
• dum
• dumb
• from
• frum
• glum
• gum
• hum

Kids Definition

cum

conjunction

(ˌ)ku̇m, 

(ˌ)kəm

: along with being : in addition to

worked as cook-cum-dishwasher

Etymology

Conjunction

from Latin cum "with"