: along with being : and
—used to form usually hyphenated phrases
… he is a credible mining camp elder-cum-publican.—
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw… Christian and Christian-cum-voodoo churches …—David Binder
David Binderoften vulgar, less common spelling of come entry 1 sense 2j, come entry 2
cumulative
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
In his address to the South Dakota Democratic Party’s annual McGovern Day dinner, Joe Biden ripped into his predecessor cum successor.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Stallone earned an Oscar nomination for reprising his signature role in Ryan Coogler’s bracing reboot-cum-spinoff.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Pattie Gonia is a prolific drag-artist-cum-climate-activist.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 3 June 2026
Food and drink Four Seasons has two properties in Istanbul—this, and its sister set on the stretch of the shore lined with former palace-cum-hotels that could be called the Posh-phorus.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
This, of course, not being the 50-year ban that actually set women’s football back years, but Everton Women carrying on-loan Manchester United full-back Hannah Blundell out in a suitcase-cum-coffin before their World Sevens semi-final against United on Saturday and resurrecting her.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Bigot-cum-governors, legislators, and judges advancing white power.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The classic is an earnest moment or a logistical question getting swept upstream in a bunch of cum jokes.
—Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 18 May 2026
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Hence the name, which directly links to the brand’s signature Berenices handbag and nods to the same sculptural lines and suede-cum-supple leather construction.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
In his address to the South Dakota Democratic Party’s annual McGovern Day dinner, Joe Biden ripped into his predecessor cum successor.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Stallone earned an Oscar nomination for reprising his signature role in Ryan Coogler’s bracing reboot-cum-spinoff.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Pattie Gonia is a prolific drag-artist-cum-climate-activist.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 3 June 2026
Food and drink Four Seasons has two properties in Istanbul—this, and its sister set on the stretch of the shore lined with former palace-cum-hotels that could be called the Posh-phorus.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
This, of course, not being the 50-year ban that actually set women’s football back years, but Everton Women carrying on-loan Manchester United full-back Hannah Blundell out in a suitcase-cum-coffin before their World Sevens semi-final against United on Saturday and resurrecting her.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Bigot-cum-governors, legislators, and judges advancing white power.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The classic is an earnest moment or a logistical question getting swept upstream in a bunch of cum jokes.
—Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 18 May 2026
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