Definition of Bum

Noun: bum bÃºm

[N. Amer] A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"throw the bum out";
- rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, crumb, lowlife, scumbag, so-and-so, git [Brit], sleazeball, slimebag, scuzzbag [N. Amer], scuzzbucket [N. Amer], ratbag [Brit], sleazebag, scuzz [N. Amer], toad, scuzzball [N. Amer], dirtbag [US], slimeball
[N. Amer] A disreputable vagrant
"he tried to help the really down-and-out bums";
- tramp, hobo [N. Amer], bindlestiff [US]
[N. Amer] Person who does no work
"a lazy bum";
- idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the bum";
- buttocks, nates, butt, backside, buns [N. Amer], can [N. Amer, informal], fundament, hindquarters, hind end, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush [N. Amer], bottom, behind, derriere, heinie [US], derriÃ¨re

Verb: bum (bummed,bumming) bÃºm

Ask for and get free; be a parasite
- mooch [N. Amer], cadge, grub, sponge, bludge [Austral, NZ]
Be lazy or idle
"Her son is just bumming around all day";
- bum around, bum about, arse around [Brit, Cdn], arse about [Brit, Cdn], loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about, slob [Brit]

Adjective: bum bÃºm

Of very poor quality; flimsy
- cheap, cheesy, chintzy [N. Amer], crummy, punk [N. Amer], sleazy, tinny, tacky, crumby