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Definition of bumming
bum 
noun
- the buttocks. Origin: British.
He fell on his bum.
- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: buttocks, butt, ass.
Last edited on Jan 04 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
- a lazy person.
Get off your butt, you bum!
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Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
- a homeless person or beggar.
Citation from "Halloween / Ellie", Louie (TV), Season 2 Episode 10 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person.
Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
verb
- to be sad.
Are you bumming about her again?
Citation from Encino Man (movie), 1992 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to be sad, disappointed.
Last edited on Jun 18 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
- to borrow. Etymology: from bums (homeless people,) who "borrow" money, cigarettes, etc.
Do you mind if I bum a few dollars from you for lunch?
Citation from "Roger Codger", American Dad! (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2005) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to borrow or loan.
Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
- to be given a favor.
I bummed a ride from my friend.
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Last edited on Jan 27 2004. Submitted by Justin B. on Jan 27 2004.
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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)': | |
| Definitions include: Often shortened to just "pom". | |
| Definitions include: Someone in a subordinate position, usually a young person. A junior in the office. Originally a British expression, Royal Air Force term for ground crew. | |
| Definitions include: "thank you." | |
| Definitions include: an effeminate or homosexual male. | |
| Definitions include: One's outfit; clothes one is wearing. | |
| Definitions include: Australia, New Zealand, and UK equivalent of "fanny pack". | |
| Definitions include: Can mean either "goodbye" or "thank you" or "good luck." | |
| Definitions include: Origin British, slang for money. | |
| Definitions include: a know-it-all. | |
| Definitions include: disparaging nickname for psychiatrists, used by doctors in the UK. | |
| Definitions include: to relax; "chill"; "take it easy". | |
| Definitions include: a small amount. | |
| Definitions include: to take a look. | |
| Definitions include: buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good for parts only". | |
Other terms relating to 'a lazy person': | |
| Definitions include: to be lazy. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person. | |
| Definitions include: at a place of employment, to do little work while waiting for one's stock options to vest. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person. | |
| Definitions include: to be lazy. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is a total slacker, or completely lazy. | |
| Definitions include: excessively fat or lazy. | |
| Definitions include: Used in military society to describe those who are lazy, good for nothing, incompetent, or have little regard for the law. | |
| Definitions include: to be lazy. | |
| Definitions include: terrible, lousy, respect-less, lazy. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person. | |
| Definitions include: Tired or to rest. Also can be used to mean very lazy. | |
| Definitions include: a moron or lazy person, typically residing in a rural area; "bumpkin". | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person. | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
Other terms relating to 'buttocks, butt, ass': | |
| Definitions include: buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: bathroom. | |
| Definitions include: so large (or possessing such large buttocks) that one cannot fit in the seats in the coach section of an airplane. | |
| Definitions include: the cleft between the buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: spelling variant of tushie. | |
| Definitions include: the seat behind the passenger seat in a vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack. | |
| Definitions include: extremely large buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: worthless, poor quality, undesirable | |
| Definitions include: the pressing of one's unclothed buttocks against a window. | |
| Definitions include: Common spelling variant of "tuchus". | |
| Definitions include: external female genitalia. | |
| Definitions include: the buttocks. | |
Other terms relating to 'poor, poor person, homeless person': | |
| Definitions include: very broke. | |
| Definitions include: See chav. | |
| Definitions include: having been kicked out of one's residence. | |
| Definitions include: without money; "broke". | |
| Definitions include: See also strap. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety. | |
| Definitions include: broke, out of money. | |
| Definitions include: lower class people who live in trailer parks. | |
| Definitions include: From the stereotype that poor people (especially in the Midwestern United States) live in trailer-homes. | |
| Definitions include: without money, or low on money. | |
| Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed". | |
| Definitions include: a younger punk who is homeless or pretends to be homeless. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: to lose a lot or all of one's money. | |
| Definitions include: a homeless woman. | |
Other terms relating to 'to be sad, disappointed': | |
| Definitions include: a frequently depressed person. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of unhappiness. | |
| Definitions include: to severely beat up or injure. | |
| Definitions include: to do something bad to a person. | |
| Definitions include: to not impress. | |
| Definitions include: sadness or depression. | |
| Definitions include: to disappoint. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of unhappiness. | |
| Definitions include: male genitalia. | |
| Definitions include: good; excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: offended, upset, or angry, usually by a small slight or a friendly insult. | |
| Definitions include: the dumps, down, blue, sad. | |
| Definitions include: anything, in speech. | |
| Definitions include: expression of dismay; "bummer". | |
| Definitions include: annoyed, angry, upset, disappointed. | |
Other terms relating to 'to borrow or loan': | |
| Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else. | |
| Definitions include: a very good, trusted friend, often from childhood; "homie"; "boy". | |
| Definitions include: to have drugs. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'bum': | |
| Definitions include: a person (usually male) who spends a lot of time at the beach. | |
| Definitions include: to be lazy. | |
| Definitions include: Australia, New Zealand, and UK equivalent of "fanny pack". | |
| Definitions include: a male homosexual. | |
| Definitions include: two close male friends. | |
| Definitions include: Somebody with an extreme double-chin, shaped like buttocks ("bum") | |
| Definitions include: a male homosexual's sexual partner. | |
| Definitions include: young boy's facial hair. | |
| Definitions include: A long distance away from you | |
| Definitions include: a rural location. | |
| Definitions include: somewhere in the middle of nowhere | |
| Definitions include: living miles away from town. | |
| Definitions include: anal sex. | |
| Definitions include: a person who behaves overly fawning so as to win favor; "suck-up". | |
| Definitions include: used to denote general sorrow, despair, or disappointment. | |
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