to bum
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7.7
- verb
- /bʌm/
- Informal
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- It bums me out that... you know, that I don't know what happened or... 'cause that ain't like Evan.
Examples
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After finishing his homework, he decided to bum in the park with his friends.
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On weekends, I like to bum around at home and watch movies all day.
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You bring a friend who bums everybody out?
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And then just a couple of kind of bumming around T-shirt type things.
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- Go back to the Bowery, you bums!
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WE CAN BUM AROUND THE WORLD FOR A YEAR ON THAT.
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It bums.
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She often spends her summer afternoons bumming on the beach, enjoying the sun.
Synonyms
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1.5
Spend time without any activity
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1.1
To spend time sitting and doing very little without a clear purpose
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7.0
To spend time doing small, not important jobs in a relaxed way
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6.2
To spend time doing little or nothing instead of working
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7.0
To sit or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
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3.8
To relax and do very little
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7.9
Spend time doing very little or nothing
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8.4
To spend time doing not important things in a relaxed way
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7.7
To spend time doing nothing useful
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9.9
To sit and do nothing instead of working
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8.6
To spend time doing very little and moving around without plans
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9.5
To waste time instead of doing the work you need
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9.2
To spend time doing small unimportant things instead of working
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8.7
To waste time doing small unimportant things
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3.4
To spend time lazily doing little or nothing
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4.4
To spend time doing very little and relaxing
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3.2
To spend time doing nothing
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6.5
To spend time doing nothing in a lazy way
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9.9
To waste time doing silly or lazy things instead of useful work
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9.9
To waste time instead of doing something useful
To waste time instead of doing something useful
To spend time on things that are not useful
Spend time or money on unimportant things
To behave lazily and avoid work or responsibility
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
A person, often a company leader, who gets government money they do not deserve
- Slur
A rude word for a person who gets government money and is seen as not trying to work
How Active
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb bum meaning to 'do nothing' comes from the noun bum for a lazy person; to 'bum around' is to act like a 'bum' and spend time without plans.