Synonyms for bum
- noun
- adjective
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Butt — the buttocks
butt US, fanny US, tush, derriere, back-side, tail, posterior, rear, seat, cheeks, buns, behind, rump vulgar slang
2. Tramp — A homeless person, usually a man
tramp, hobo, bag man, derelict, wino, waif, vagabond, stiff, drifter, rogue, wanderer, vagrant, floater, street bum slang
3. Idler — A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man
do-nothing, good-for-nothing, lazy bones, idler, loafer, slug-a-bed, bumpkin, slug, layabout slang informal, wastrel dated, truant dated
Adjective
1. Punk — of poor quality or highly undesirable
punk, bad, crummy informal, cheesy, poor, sleazy, lousy, cheap, chintzy, tinny, sub-par, shitty vulgar slang, crappy vulgar informal US CA
Other
Verb
1. Arse around
loll, loll around, loaf, frig around, arse around vulgar slang UK IE, fuck off vulgar slang, arse about slang
2. Mooch — [with off or (nonstandard) off of] To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something
Definitions
- n. 1
The buttocks.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bum.
- n. 2
The anus.
- adj. 1
Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
What kind of bum note was that??
- v. 1
[with off or (nonstandard) off of] To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
Can I bum a cigarette off you?
Forms
- Plural
- bums → butts, fannies, tushes, derrieres…
- Past participle
- bummed
e.g. bummed → lolled, loafed, mooched, sponged…
Example sentences
- tail The tail of a fox is longer than that of a rabbit.
- posterior Tom has a posterior hip dislocation.
- tramp Don't tramp in the living room with muddy feet.
- hobo A hobo found his way into that abandoned store somehow.
By length
- 3 letters
- can1, bad1, ass1, rat1, beg1, bot1, git1
- 4 letters
- poor1, seat1, rear1, butt1, tail1, punk1, plug1, foul1, grim1, arse1, loaf1, buns1, duff1, slug1
- 5 letters
- cheap1, stiff1, rogue1, stern1, pratt1, binge1, fanny2, lousy2, tramp1, skunk1, crumb1, tinny2, mooch, idler3
- 6 letters
- behind2, bottom2, shitty2, cheeks1, cheesy2, sponge1, crappy2, bender2, sleazy2, crummy2, loafer2, truant2, loiter2
- 7 letters
- scumbag2, drifter2, vagrant2, floater2, stinker, bumpkin2, wastrel, chintzy2
- 8 letters
- derelict3, wanderer3, vagabond3, scrounge1, derriere, layabout
- 9 letters
- posterior3, fundament
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fanny2 = 2 syllables).