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Synonyms for bum

Grammar : Noun
Spell : buhm
Phonetic Transcription : bʌm

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Définition of bum

Origin :
  • "buttocks," late 14c., "probably onomatopœic, to be compared with other words of similar sound and with the general sense of 'protuberance, swelling.' " [OED]
  • noun beggar
Example sentences :
  • Bum′-bail′iff, an under-bailiff; Bum′-boat, boat for carrying provisions to a ship, originally a Thames scavenger's boat.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • "Bum—I tell you, you'll fall down, little spring bird," repeated Giacobbe at the top of his lungs.
  • Extract from : « After the Divorce » by Grazia Deledda
  • That short, stout-looking man in boots and buckskins, is his assistant, vulgarly called his Bum.
  • Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan
  • The Bum Actor's face was deathly white and his pistol hand trembled a little, but he did not flinch.
  • Extract from : « A List To Starboard » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Bum vay (R211,d), by my faith: original spelling vei: cf. Fr.
  • Extract from : « Early English Dramatists--Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others » by Various
  • Over the road leans a flat outcrop of stone, known locally as “The Bum's Rock.”
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • They served us desserts made with Bum Berry goo As we danced to the tune of the didgeridoo.
  • Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
  • From their palace they showed us the wonderful view, And we saw all the fields where the Bum Berries grew.
  • Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
  • Bum´ble, beadle of the workhouse where Oliver Twist was born and brought up.
  • Extract from : « Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 » by The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
  • The term Pan, means one dollar, Bum Pan means a half dollar.
  • Extract from : « Black Beaver » by James Campbell Lewis

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