Meaning of 'bum'

adjective

of very poor quality

Synonyms: cheap

noun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Synonyms: tail

noun

person who does no work

Example: "a lazy bum"

Synonyms: idler loafer do-nothing layabout

noun

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Synonyms: stinkpot

noun

a disreputable vagrant

Synonyms: tramp

verb

to ask for and get free

Example: "Some people claim not to smoke, but they bum lots of cigarettes."

Synonyms: sponge

verb

to be lazy or idle

Example: "I should be productive tomorrow, but I'll probably just bum around all day."

Synonyms: arse around fuck off bum around bum about arse about frig around waste one's time lounge around loll loll around lounge about loaf