Bum vs Bums - What's the difference?
bum | bums |
The buttocks.
(UK, Irish, AU, New Zealand, informal, rare, Canada, US) The anus.
(by metonymy, informal) A person.
(UK, transitive, colloquial) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
(label) An expression of annoyance.
* 2010 , Jill Mansell,
(North America, colloquial) A hobo; a homeless person, usually a man.
(North America, Australia, colloquial) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
* 1987 , (The Pogues) - (Fairytale of New York)
(North America, Australia, colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
* 2001 , (Laura Hillenbrand) -
(colloquial) A drinking spree.
(colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
(colloquial) To behave like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
(transitive, slang, British) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
Unfair.
Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
Unpleasant.
To depress; to make unhappy.
To make a murmuring or humming sound.
(obsolete) A bumbailiff.
* 1705 , (Bernard Mandeville), The Fable of the Bees :
(baseball) Nickname]] of the , later the [[w:Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers.
*1951 , New York Times , "VOICE OF FLATBUSH GOES UP AND DOWN; Loud Shouts of Morning Fall to...", Oct 2, 1951
*:The folks were quite happy about Sunday's thrilling reprieve in Philadelphia and happily confident that "d' Bums' ll moider dem Jints"
*2007 , Curt Smith, The Voice: Mel Allen's Untold Story , page 111
*:To his credit, Allen could not imagine the Jints' or ' Bums unabiding on New York's behalf. "New York is fully capable of supporting three clubs."
*2000 , G. Richard McKelvey, The MacPhails: Baseball's First Family of the Front Office , page 38
*:The faithful cheered loudly for their beloved Bums'; they jeered loudly at the others teams, especially if they were the hated "' Jints " from the Polo Grounds.
*2001 , G. Richard McKelvey, The Bounce: Baseball Teams' Great Falls and Comebacks page 100
*:The Polo Grounds, which had been the site of many fierce battles between the "Jints'" and the "' Bums ," was not friendly to the home team.
As nouns the difference between bum and bums
is that bum is the buttocks or bum can be (north america|colloquial) a hobo; a homeless person, usually a man or bum can be (dated) a humming noise or bum can be (obsolete) a bumbailiff while bums is .As a verb bum
is (uk|transitive|colloquial) to sodomize; to engage in anal sex or bum can be (colloquial) to ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something or bum can be to depress; to make unhappy or bum can be to make a murmuring or humming sound.As an interjection bum
is (label) an expression of annoyance.As an adjective bum
is of poor quality or highly undesirable .bum
English
Etymology 1
1387,Noun
(en noun)- Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "bum")Usage notes
* In the United States and Canada, bum'' is considered the most appropriate term when speaking to young children, as in ''Everyone please sit on your bum and we'll read a story.'' For older children and teenagers, especially males, as well as adults, the term (butt) is the most common term except in professional contexts such as medical, legal, and scientific where (buttocks) is generally used or (gluteus maximus), (gluteus medius), etc. for the muscles specifically. ''Glutes]]'' is often used in sports medicine and bodybuilding. ''Ass'' (US derivation of Old English ''[[arse, arse ) is considered somewhat vulgar in North America, whereas (backside), (behind), and (bottom) are considered to be old-fashioned and non-specific terms.Synonyms
* (buttocks or anus) arse , ass (North America), backside, behind, bottom, bum (North America), butt (North America), heinie (North America), fanny (North America), tush (North America), tushie (North America) ** (buttocks specifically) butt cheeks (North America), buttocks (technical), cheeks, glutes (muscles), gluteus maximus (primary muscles) ** (anus specifically) anus (technical), arsehole , asshole (North America) * See alsoVerb
(bumm)Interjection
(en-interjection)Sheer Mischief:
- Maxine tried hers. 'Oh bum ,' she said crossly. 'The sugar isn't sugar. It's salt.'
Derived terms
* bum bum * bumhole * bums in seats *Etymology 2
1864,Noun
(en noun)- ''Fred is becoming a bum - he's not even bothering to work more than once a month.
- That mechanic's a bum - he couldn't fix a yo-yo.
- That guy keeps interrupting the concert. Throw the bum out!
- You're a bum
- You're a punk
- You're an old slut on junk
- Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
- Trade him to another team, he's a bum !
- Seabiscuit, wrote another reporter, “was a hero in California and a pretty fair sort of horse in the midwest. In the east, however, he was just a ‘bum ’”
Synonyms
* (hobo) hobo, homeless person, tramp, vagrant, wanderer, vagabond * (lazy person) loafer, bumpkin, footler, idler, lout, yob, yobbo, layabout * (drinking spree) binge, bender * See also * See alsoVerb
(bumm)- Can I bum a cigarette off you?
- I think I'll just bum around downtown for awhile until dinner.
Synonyms
* cadge (British)Adjective
(bummer)- bum note
- bum deal
- I can't play football anymore on account of my bum knee.
- He had a bum trip on that mescaline.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "bum")Synonyms
* (defective) duff (UK)Derived terms
* bum around * bum bailiff * bum rap * bum's rush * on the bumEtymology 3
Verb
(bumm)References
*Etymology 4
See boom.Verb
(bumm)- (Jamieson)
Etymology 5
Abbreviations.Noun
(en noun)- About her Chariot, and behind, / Were Sergeants, Bums of every kind, / Tip-staffs, and all those Officers, / That squeeze a Living out of Tears.
