noun
- plural of bum: the buttocks
- plural of bum: homeless people or vagrants
- plural of bum: lazy or worthless people
Usage: informal
Usage: informal; sometimes offensive
Usage: informal; derogatory
verb
- third person singular present of bum: to obtain by asking or begging
Usage: informal
Examples
- She fell and landed on her bums.
- The city has programs to help homeless bums find shelter.
- Those lazy bums never help with the chores.
- He always bums cigarettes from his friends.
- She bums rides to work every day.
- The beach bums spent all day surfing.
- Don’t be such bums and help clean up.