Tush vs Bum - What's the difference?
tush | bum | Synonyms |
A tusk.
* 1818 , John Keats, "To J. H. Reynolds, Esq.":
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A small tusk sometimes found on the female Indian elephant.
(US, colloquial) The buttocks
(An exclamation of contempt or rebuke).
* 1920 , (Herman Cyril McNeile), Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
(British, colloquial) Nonsense; tosh.
To pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log.
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 :
Bum is a synonym of tush.
As nouns the difference between tush and bum
is that tush is a tusk while bum is the buttocks.As interjections the difference between tush and bum
is that tush is An exclamation of contempt or rebuke while bum is an expression of annoyance.As verbs the difference between tush and bum
is that tush is to pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log while bum is to sodomize; to engage in anal sex.As an adjective bum is
of poor quality or highly undesirable.tush
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) tuscNoun
(tushes)- Perhaps one or two whose lives have patient wings, / And through whose curtains peeps no hellish nose, / No wild-boar tushes , and no mermaid's toes [...].
- he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.
Etymology 2
Short for toches, from (etyl) . Since 1914.Noun
(es)Derived terms
* tushie * tushyEtymology 3
A "natural utterance" (OED), attested since the 15th centuryInterjection
(en interjection)- He glanced through the letter and shook his head. "Tush! tush ! And the wife of the bank manager too—the bank manager of Pudlington, James! Can you conceive of anything so dreadful? But I'm afraid Mrs. Bank Manager is a puss—a distinct puss. It's when they get on the soul-mate stunt that the furniture begins to fly."
Noun
(-)Etymology 4
Of unknown origin, attested since 1841.Verb
(es)Etymology 5
From British slang tusheroonNoun
(es)Anagrams
* English heteronyms ----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.