bum

n.

1. A tramp; a vagrant.
2. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
3. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person: The batter called the pitcher a bum.
4. One who is devoted to a particular activity or milieu: a beach bum.

v., bummed, bum·ming, bums.

v.intr.

1. To live by begging and scavenging from place to place. Often used with around.
2. To loaf.

v.tr.

1. To acquire by begging; cadge. See synonyms at cadge.
2. Slang. To depress, dishearten, or dismay. Often used with out.

adj.

1. Inferior; worthless: gave me bum advice; did a bum job of fixing the car.
2. Disabled; malfunctioning: a bum shoulder.
3. Unfavorable or unfair: got a bum deal on my final grade for the course.
4. Unpleasant; lousy: had a bum time at the party.

idiom:

on the bum

1. Living as a vagrant or tramp.
2. Out of order; broken.

[Back-formation from BUMMER.]

bum² (bŭm)
n. Chiefly British Slang.

The buttocks.

[Middle English bom.]

Bundle of empty canvas mail sacks.

noun

A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity: drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. Informal do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug. Slang slouch. See industrious/lazy.

verb

1. To ask or ask for as charity: beg, cadge. Informal panhandle. Slang mooch. See request.
2. To pass time without working or in avoiding work. idle, laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, shirk. Slang diddle, goldbrick, goof (off). See industrious/lazy.

adjective

Below a standard of quality: bad, poor, unsatisfactory. Idioms: below par, not up toscratchsnuff. See good/bad.

bum²

noun

The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump, seat. Informal backside, behind, bottom, rear. Slang bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. See over/under.

Idioms beginning with bum:
bump
bump off
bum rap
bum steer

See also on the blink (bum).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bagdel, mås, røv

idioms:

• bum bag    bæltetaske, bæltepung
• bums on seats    trække publikum

2.
n. - vagabond, bums
v. intr. - vagabondere, drive rundt
v. tr. - nasse, bomme, slå for
adj. - elendig, dårlig

idioms:

• get the bum's rush    blive smidt ud, ryge ud på røven, få sparket

Nederlands (Dutch)
kont, zwerver, uitvreter, hufter, (sport)fanaat, zuippartij, rondzwerven/ -hangen, bietsen, liften, van slechte kwaliteit, kapot, nep

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) derrière (fam)

idioms:

• bum bag    sac banane
• bums on seats    (Théât, Cin, etc) attirer les foules

2.
n. - clochard, bon à rien, fainéant, trimardeur
v. intr. - taper les autres, vivre aux dépens des autres, vivre en parasite
v. tr. - écornifler, taper les autres
adj. - moche, minable, de camelote, faux

idioms:

• get the bum's rush    être viré avec perte et fracas

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Hintern, (ugs) Arsch

idioms:

• bum bag    Gürteltasche
• bums on seats    Zuschauer anziehen

2.
n. - (ugs.) Penner
v. - erbetteln, herumgammeln
adj. - (Am)(vulg) schlecht, mies

idioms:

• get the bum's rush    ignoriert werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλήτης, αργόσχολος, χαραμοφάης, (καθομ.) ποπός, πισινός
v. - τεμπελιάζω, κοπροσκυλιάζω, αλητεύω, κάνω τράκα, σελεμίζω

idioms:

• bum bag    (Βρετ.) τσαντάκι που στερεώνεται στη ζώνη
• bums on seats    πωλήσεις εισιτηρίων
• get the bum's rush    παίρνω πόδι, με διώχνουν με τις κλοτσιές

Italiano (Italian)
culo, perdigiorno

idioms:

• bum bag    portafoglio in cintura
• bums on seats    spettatori
• get the bum's rush    farsi buttare fuori

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bunda (f) (vulg.), vagabundo (m) (coloq.), pessoa (f) que passa muito tempo fazendo algo, p.ex. na praia
v. - ficar à toa, filar (coloq.)

idioms:

• bum bag    bolsa pequena que se usa na cintura
• bums on seats    traseiros nos assentos
• get the bum's rush    levar o pé na bunda (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
бомж, задница, бродяга

idioms:

• bum bag    поясная сумка
• bums on seats    сколько купили билеты на представление
• get the bum's rush    быть выгнанным взашей

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - culo, vagabundo, holgazán

idioms:

• bum bag    bolsa, correa abdominal para guardar dinero y otros objetos de valor
• bums on seats    sentarse

2.
n. - borracho
v. intr. - beber en exceso, emborracharse
v. tr. - beber en exceso, emborracharse
adj. - de baja calidad, desagradable

idioms:

• get the bum's rush    expulsión o eyección forzada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rumpa, häck, A-lagare, sportfåne
v. - luffa omkring, snylta, supa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 流浪汉, 懒汉, 吊儿郎当的人, 流浪乞丐, 沉迷某种运动的人, 流浪, 寄食, 白吃, 闲逛, 乞讨, 乞得, 劣质的, 无价值的, 残疾的, 瘸的, 疼痛的

idioms:

• get the bum's rush    被赶走, 被驱逐

2. 屁股

idioms:

• bum bag    腰包

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 流浪漢, 懶漢, 吊兒郎當的人, 流浪乞丐, 沉迷某種運動的人
v. intr. - 流浪, 寄食, 白吃, 閒逛, 乞討
v. tr. - 乞討, 乞得
adj. - 劣質的, 無價值的, 殘疾的, 瘸的, 疼痛的

idioms:

• get the bum's rush    被趕走, 被驅逐

2.
n. - 屁股

idioms:

• bum bag    腰包

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 궁둥이

2.
n. - 게으름뱅이, 음주
v. intr. - 빌어먹다, 방탕생활을 하다
v. tr. - ~을 공짜로 얻어내다
adj. - 맛없는, 거짓된

idioms:

• get the bum's rush    매맞고 쫓겨나다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 浮浪者, ぐうたら者, 浮浪者生活, ぐうたら生活, しり
adj. - ひどい, いんちきな
v. - たかる

idioms:

• bum bag    ベルトポーチ
• bums on seats    腰を据えて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متشرد متسكع, مؤخرة (فعل) حصل بالتوسل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בטלן, קבצן, נווד‬
v. intr. - ‮נדד, היה חסר-בית‬
v. tr. - ‮ביקש נדבות‬
adj. - ‮חסר ערך, גרוע‬
n. - ‮ישבן‬

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