: 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

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Noun
Trained by her mother, the Luiseno, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki and Okinawan artist-cum-fashion designer started her own career while in high school. Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025 Nearly a decade later, the Whites and that presidential speechwriter-cum-screenwriter, Patrick Cunnane, are heading to TIFF with the A24 feature Eternity. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Conjunction

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

First Known Use

Conjunction

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cum was in 1871

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“Cum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cum. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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"

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