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• bum something (off someone) — tv. to beg r borrow something (from someone). □ Can I bum a cigarette off you? □ Can I bum a quarter for a phone call? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• bum (something) off — v. ask or beg something (usually small or minor) …   English slang

• bum — [[t]bʌ̱m[/t]] bums, bumming, bummed 1) N COUNT: poss N Someone s bum is the part of their body which they sit on. [BRIT, INFORMAL, RUDE] Syn: bottom 2) N COUNT A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working… …   English dictionary

• bum — 1. n. a vagrant; a good for nothing. □ You had better get your finances in order unless you want to become a bum. □ There is a bunch of bums on the corner, just doing nothing. 2. mod. bad; faulty. □ This is a bum fuse. No wonder it won’t run …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• Bum — This is the part of your body you sit on. Your ass! It might also be someone who is down and out, like a tramp. You might also bum around, if you are doing nothing in particular, just hanging out. Finally to bum something means to scrounge it… …   The American's guide to speaking British

• bum´bler — bum|ble «BUHM buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. an awkward mistake. –v.i. 1. to act or proceed in a bungling, awkward manner: »[He] bumbles along, a monumental misfit who spends much of his time begging everyone s pardon (Newsweek). 2. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• bum|ble — «BUHM buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. an awkward mistake. –v.i. 1. to act or proceed in a bungling, awkward manner: »[He] bumbles along, a monumental misfit who spends much of his time begging everyone s pardon (Newsweek). 2. to commit a… …   Useful english dictionary

• bum rap — noun singular INFORMAL unfair criticism or blame for something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bum — bum1 [ bʌm ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) AMERICAN someone without a job or place to live who asks people for money in the street 2. ) AMERICAN a lazy person 3. ) someone who spends all their time doing an activity or being in a place they enjoy: a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bum rap — noun Etymology: bum (VIII) slang : a false charge or conviction of crime especially resulting in a prison term : frame up a bookie who has done five years … on a bum rap and is once more on the loose John McCarten * * * Slang. 1. an unjust… …   Useful english dictionary

• bum — 1. noun a) The buttocks. Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes. b) The anus. Fred is becoming a bum hes not even bothering to work more than once a month. Syn: arse, ass …   Wiktionary