bum
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bum definition


  1. n.
    a vagrant; a good-for-nothing. : You had better get your finances in order unless you want to become a bum.
  2. mod.
    bad; faulty. : This is a bum fuse. No wonder it won't run.

  3. Go to bum (sth) (off). :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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bum (sth) (off (so)) definition


  1. tv.
    to beg or borrow something (from someone). : Can I bum two quarters for a phone call?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

bum

In addition to the idioms beginning with bum, also see on the blink (bum).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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