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bumf

 
or bumph (bŭmf) pronunciation
n. Chiefly British Slang
  1. Printed matter, such as pamphlets, forms, or memorandums, especially of an official nature and deemed of little interest or importance.
  2. Toilet paper.

[Short for bum fodder : BUM2 + FODDER.]


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[short for bum fodder]  Brit.  paperwork
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IN BRIEF: n. - Toilet paper; paperwork.

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noun
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noun

Toilet paper; hence (esp. somewhat contemptuously), paper, documents collectively. (1889 —) .
M. K. Joseph Matthews is bringing the bumf...He says be sure and type it on Army Form A2 (1957).

[Short for older bumfodder: see bum1 noun.]


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dødssyge papirer, dødssyge dokumenter

Nederlands (Dutch)
paperassen, wc-papier

Français (French)
n. - paperasserie, papier toilette

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Papierkram, (Slang) Klopapier

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) (Βρετ.) χαρτομάνι, χαρτοβασίλειο, χαρτί τουαλέτας
abbr. - (καθομ.) (Βρετ.) χαρτί τουαλέτας

Italiano (Italian)
cartaccia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - papelada (f), material (m) impresso sem valor

Русский (Russian)
документы, бумаги

Español (Spanish)
n. - papeleo, papel higiénico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - toapapper, dasspapper
abbr. - pappersjobb

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
卫生纸, 公文, 纸

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衛生紙, 公文, 紙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 화장지, 서류

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - トイレットペーパー, 公文書

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أوراق خاصه الرسميه منها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נייר טואלט, ניירת‬


 
 
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