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bummer
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?.m?(?)/
- Rhymes: -?m?(r)
Etymology 1
From German Bummler (“a drifter, a stroller, a rambler, a loiterer, a laggard”), from bummeln (“loaf, loiter, stroll, ramble”).
Noun
bummer (plural bummers)
- (obsolete, historical) A forager, especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864.
- (US, slang, dated) An idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:scrounger
- A lamb (typically the smallest of a multiple birth) which has been abandoned by its mother or orphaned, and as a consequence is raised in part or in whole by humans.
Derived terms
- bum (noun)
Etymology 2
From bum + -er (“comparative forming”).
Adjective
bummer
- comparative form of bum: more bum
Etymology 3
From bum +? -er (agency forming).
Noun
bummer (plural bummers)
- (colloquial) A disappointment, a pity, a shame.
Related terms
- bum out
Interjection
bummer
- (colloquial) Exclamation of annoyance or frustration at a bummer (disappointment).
Translations
Etymology 4
From bum (“buttocks”) + -er (“agency forming”).
Noun
bummer (plural bummers)
- (Britain, slang, uncommon) homosexual male
Translations
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bum
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
Attested since the 1300s, as Middle English bom (found in John Trevisa's 1387 Translation of the 'Polychronicon' of Ranulph Higden, "his bom is oute"), of uncertain origin. Sometimes suggested to a shortening of botme, botom, bottum (“bottom”), but this is contradicted by the fact that bottom is not attested in reference to the buttocks until the late 1700s. Suggested by some old and modern references to be onomatopoeic. Compare also Old Irish, Scottish Gaelic bun (“base, bottom”).
Noun
bum (plural bums)
- The buttocks.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:buttocks
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:bum.
- (informal, rare) The anus.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:anus
Usage notes
- In Canada, bum is considered the most appropriate term when speaking to young children, as in Everyone please sit on your bum and we'll read a story. In the United States, bum is not often used in this sense (though this may vary from dialect to dialect) except in conscious imitation of British English. The term butt is the most common term in North America except in professional contexts such as medical, legal, and scientific where buttocks is generally used or gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, etc. for the muscles specifically. Glutes is often used in sports medicine and bodybuilding. Ass (originally a dialectal variant of arse) is considered vulgar in North America, whereas backside, behind, and bottom are considered to be non-specific terms.
Translations
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
- (Britain, transitive, colloquial) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
Interjection
bum
- (Britain) An expression of annoyance.
- 2010, Jill Mansell, Sheer Mischief:
- Maxine tried hers. 'Oh bum,' she said crossly. 'The sugar isn't sugar. It's salt.'
- 2010, Jill Mansell, Sheer Mischief:
Derived terms
Etymology 2
1864, back-formation from bummer, from German Bummler (“loafer”), from bummeln (“to loaf”).
Noun
bum (plural bums)
- (US, Canada, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
- Synonyms: tramp, vagrant, wanderer, vagabond; see also Thesaurus:vagabond
- (US, Canada, Australia, colloquial) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
- Synonyms: loafer, bumpkin, footler; see also Thesaurus:idler
- (US, Canada, Australia, colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
- (colloquial) A drinking spree.
- Synonyms: binge, bender
Translations
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
- (transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
- Synonyms: (British) cadge; see also Thesaurus:scrounge
- (intransitive, colloquial) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.
- Synonym: loiter
- (transitive, slang, Britain) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
Translations
Adjective
bum (comparative bummer, superlative bummest)
- Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
- Unfair.
- Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
- Synonym: (UK) duff
- Unpleasant or unhappy.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:bum.
Translations
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Back-formation from bum out.
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
- To depress; to make unhappy.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “bum”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Etymology 4
See boom.
Noun
bum (plural bums)
- (dated) A humming noise.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Verb
bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)
- (intransitive) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)
Etymology 5
Abbreviations.
Noun
bum (plural bums)
- (obsolete) A bumbailiff.
- 1705, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees:
- About her Chariot, and behind, / Were Sergeants, Bums of every kind, / Tip-staffs, and all those Officers, / That squeeze a Living out of Tears.
- 1705, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees:
References
Anagrams
- MBU, UMB, umb, umb-
Albanian
Etymology
From English boom with orthographic adaptation.
Noun
bum ?
- (economics) boom
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch slagboom (“boom barrier, boom gate”) or boom (“beam, barrier, tree, pole”), from Middle Dutch bôom, from Old Dutch b?m, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Doublet of bom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?m]
- Hyphenation: bum
Noun
bum (first-person possessive bumku, second-person possessive bummu, third-person possessive bumnya)
- boom barrier, boom gate
- (figuratively) customs.
- Synonyms: duane, pabean
Alternative forms
- bom
Etymology 2
From English boom, onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?m]
- Hyphenation: bum
Noun
bum (first-person possessive bumku, second-person possessive bummu, third-person possessive bumnya)
- (economics, business) boom: a period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
Further reading
- “bum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bum m (genitive singular bum, nominative plural bumanna)
- (sailing) boom
Declension
Synonyms
- crann scóide
- bumaile
Mutation
Mizo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bum/
Verb
bum
- swindle
- cheat
- trick
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bum/
Interjection
bum
- boom! (sound of explosion)
- bang! (any brief, sharp, loud noise)
Portuguese
Interjection
bum!
- boom (sound of explosion)
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
bum (Cyrillic spelling ???)
- (Kajkavian) first-person singular future of biti
Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bum/, [?b?m]
Interjection
¡bum!
- boom (used to suggest the sound of an explosion)
- boom (used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly)
See also
- pum
- pop
Transylvanian Saxon
Noun
bum m
- tree
References
- Siebenbürger Sachsen
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bum/
Noun
bum (nominative plural bums)
- act of building
Declension
Derived terms
- bumäd
- bumot
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /b??m/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /b?m/
Numeral
bum
- Soft mutation of pum (“five”).
Mutation
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