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bum

58 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

noun
/bʌm/

: trasero

I can see my bum.
wipe your bum
a bare bum
touch your bum

I'm trying to get my bum powdered by mom.

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Examples

His bum isn't as firm as it used to be.

A Good Year (2006)
My bum hurts.

Now Is Good (2012)
Like, look at my little bum down here.
- Leave my bum alone!

The Wild (2006)
My bum is still blue.

Sliver (1993)
And this time he has a little bum infection, right?
The pain in my bum was already getting to me, and tomorrow I could expect blisters.

Fiction book (1996)
But when clothing isn't on, they make your bum look so cute.

Patricia Bright
To help settle your baby, hold their head and bum and rock and sway.

Emily Norris
After sitting on the hard bench for hours, I started to feel pain in my bum.

Synonyms

ass

vsbum

Offensive

∞ 5.7

The fleshy part of your body that you sit on

is informal but less offensive and chiefly British in use

arse

vsbum

Offensive

∞ 9.6

The rude word for the part of the body you sit on

is informal British but less crude in normal speech

butt

vsbum

Informal

∞ 1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is British informal rather than broadly neutral or regional

behind

vsbum

Informal

75 2.5

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is more informal and chiefly used in British English

buttocks

vsbum

73 1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is informal and used mainly in casual British speech

bottom

vsbum

Informal

59 1.0

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is similar but more marked as British informal speech

backside

vsbum

Informal

38 1.3

The part of the body that you sit on

is less formal and more colloquial in British usage

buns

vsbum

Slang

34 8.8

A slang word for the part of the body you sit on

is equally informal but specifically identified as British in use

tail

vsbum

Slang

32 7.9

The part of the body you sit on

is more directly British informal rather than broadly informal

rear end

vsbum

Informal

31 2.0

The soft part of the body you sit on

is shorter and more commonly British informal

rear

vsbum

Informal

28 2.0

The part of the body you sit on

is more colloquial and particularly British in tone

fanny

vsbum

Informal

25 7.5

An informal American word for the soft part of your body that you sit on

is British informal rather than the chiefly US usage

rump

vsbum

Informal

24 2.8

The soft part at the back of your hips that you sit on

is more colloquial and commonly British informal

tush

vsbum

Informal

20 8.2

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is informal but more adult British colloquial than childish terms

seat

vsbum

16 1.4

The part of trousers or a skirt that covers the bottom

is a casual British word used directly for that body part

heinie

vsbum

Slang

16 9.9

The soft part of the body you sit on

is more commonly used in British informal speech rather than playfully

tushy

vsbum

Baby Talk

13 8.6

A name children use for the part of the body you sit on

is informal adult British usage rather than childish speech

keister

vsbum

Slang

12 9.5

The soft part of the body you sit on

is British informal rather than North American regional slang

derriere

vsbum

11 8.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is plainer and more informal British in everyday talk

tushie

vsbum

Baby Talk

11 8.8

The soft back part of the body that you sit on

is informal and chiefly British adult speech rather than childlike

posterior

vsbum

Specialized

6 4.9

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is more casual and chiefly British rather than formal

hindquarters

vsbum

Specialized

6 6.6

The rear part of an animal or person's body with hips and thighs

is narrower and focuses simply on the sitting area in informal British use

hiney

vsbum

Baby Talk

5 8.9

The soft part at the back of your body that you sit on

is adult informal speech, chiefly British, not childish

hind end

vsbum

Informal

3 3.2

The part at the back of the body that you sit on

is more colloquial and particularly British in tone

stern

vsbum

Archaic

2 6.8

The part of the body you sit on

is more colloquial and specifically British in tone

popo

vsbum

Baby Talk

1 9.9

A child's word for the bottom

is informal but more standard in British adult conversation

tuchis

vsbum

Slang

1 9.9

An informal word for the parts at the back of the body that you sit on

is a standard British informal word rather than niche slang

kiester

vsbum

Slang

1 9.9

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is more commonly British colloquial rather than general slang

nates

vsbum

Specialized

1 9.9

The two soft parts at the back of your hips that you sit on

is everyday informal speech typically used in Britain

fundament

vsbum

Archaic

1 9.6

The part of the body you sit on

is informal and modern British in ordinary conversation

buttock

vsbum

1 2.1

One of the two round soft parts at the back of the hips

is informal language used mainly in Britain

prat

vsbum

Slang

1 9.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is informal British usage rather than neutral everyday speech

tooshie

vsbum

Baby Talk

1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is more typically British and less diminutive sounding

Idioms

a bum steer

Archaic

1 9.4

Bad advice or directions that make you go the wrong way

to feel like a bum

Offensive

1 8.6

To feel lazy and useless because you failed or did nothing

to act like a bum

Offensive

8.6

To behave lazily and avoid work or responsibility

Compounds

bum rap

Informal

8 9.1

Unfair blame or punishment for something you did not do

bum steer

Informal

1 9.8

Wrong advice that leads you to make a mistake

bum chum

1 9.9

A close friend you do many things with

welfare bum

Slur

1 9.9

A rude word for a person who gets government money and is seen as not trying to work

bum wine

Offensive

1 9.9

Cheap wine that often tastes bad and is bought by people with little money

bum head

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or careless way

corporate welfare bum

Offensive

1 9.9

A person, often a company leader, who gets government money they do not deserve

front bum

Offensive

1 9.9

The outer private parts of a girl or woman

How Vulgar

ass

Offensive

∞ 5.7

kiester

Slang

1 9.9

butt

Informal

∞ 1.6

bum

58 7.5

rear end

Informal

31 2.0

backside

Informal

38 1.3

buttocks

73 1.6

Surface Forms

bum singular

bums plural

Etymology

Bum for the part you sit on is British informal speech and is a short, friendly form related to 'bottom', so a 'bum' simply means your 'bottom'.