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(noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. Synonyms: rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git. Examples: "Only a rotter would do that." "Kill the rat." "Throw the bum out." "You cowardly little pukes!." "The british call a contemptible person a `git'."
Noun Definition 1
(noun) a disreputable vagrant. Synonyms: tramp, hobo. Examples: "A homeless tramp." "He tried to help the really down-and-out bums."
Noun Definition 2
(noun) person who does no work. Synonyms: idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout. Examples: "A lazy bum."
Noun Definition 3
(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. Synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass. Examples: "He deserves a good kick in the butt." "Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?."
Noun Definition 4
(verb) ask for and get free; be a parasite. Synonyms: mooch, cadge, grub, sponge.
Verb Definition 1
(verb) be lazy or idle. Synonyms: bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about. Examples: "Her son is just bumming around all day."
Verb Definition 2