Synonyms for bum around
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : buhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : bÊŒm |
Top 10 synonyms for bum around Other synonyms for the word bum around
- amble
- be inactive
- be indolent
- be slothful
- be unoccupied
- bum
- bum around
- coast
- cruise
- dally
- diddle
- diddle around
- diddle-daddle
- dilly-dally
- dillydally
- dog it
- doodle
- drag
- drag one's feet
- dream
- drift
- evade
- featherbed
- fiddle around
- fluff off
- fool around
- fritter away
- gad
- gallivant
- get no place fast
- goldbrick
- goof off
- hang around
- hang out
- hike
- hit the road
- horse around
- idle
- kill time
- knock about
- knock around
- lag
- lazy
- let down
- lie
- loaf
- loiter
- lollygag
- lounge
- lounge around
- malinger
- mess around
- monkey around
- muck about
- not lift a finger
- pass time
- peregrinate
- piddle
- poke
- put off
- putz around
- range
- relax
- roam
- rove
- saunter
- screw off
- scrounge around
- shirk
- shlep along
- sit around
- sit on one's butt
- slack
- slow down
- stall
- stand around
- stay
- straggle
- stroll
- struggle along
- take it easy
- tarry
- toddle
- tour
- travel
- traverse
- trek
- trifle
- twiddle thumbs
- vagabond
- vegetate
- wait
- walk
- wander
- warm a chair
- waste time
- while away hours
Définition of bum around
Origin :- "buttocks," late 14c., "probably onomatopœic, to be compared with other words of similar sound and with the general sense of 'protuberance, swelling.' " [OED]
- As in loaf : verb be idle, lazy
- As in roam : verb wander about
- As in bat around : verb travel
- As in frig around : verb be lazy
- As in laze : verb idle
- As in dawdle : verb delay; waste time
- As in goof off : verb avoid work
Antonyms for bum around
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