bum:
(plural: ‘bums‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘u’ rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in “but”)
a bum (a beggar)
a beggar who wanders (goes from place to place); a hobo;
a person who does his/her job badly or poorly, without quality or refinement;
a person who spends a lot of time watching games or amusing him/herself;
a lazy and useless person who depends on others for food and drinks; an idler,
a lazy bum
e.g.
John’s drinking habit has turned him into a bum.
My assistant is a silly bum; doesn’t know the difference between a copier and a fax machine.
This beach is famous for its regular beach bums.
(a baby sitting on its bum)
Note: ‘Bum’, in slang usage, is more commonly used to refer to the part of the body a person sits on — backside, bottom, buttocks.
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