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bum

[buhm] / bʌm /




VERB
to borrow, mooch
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ADJECTIVE
fake, misleading, disappointing
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ADJECTIVE
injured, impaired
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Example Sentences

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Allow us to bum you out with the downsides.

From Los Angeles Times

Frazier has battled bum ankles for the majority of her collegiate career, which has limited her ability to practice.

From Los Angeles Times

One winter day in 1990, he was walking through Central Park when he encountered a man dressed in rags, whom he took for “a bum like me,” he said.

From Seattle Times

The truth is that she has a bum knee and only one gold tooth.

From New York Times

"It was squeaky bum time for a while as far as 10-9 is concerned," he continued.

From BBC