on the bum

ADJECTIVE

defective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal damaged deficient faulty flawed inadequate insufficient unhealthy unsound

WEAK

amiss blemished impaired imperfect incomplete injured lacking out of order poor seconds sick subnormal unfinished wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate ample enough perfect sound strong sufficient well working

WEAK

excellent faultless flawless unbroken

ADJECTIVE

on the fritz

Synonyms

WEAK

bonkers broken faulty haywire inoperable kerflooey malfunctioning not working on the blink out of commission out of kilter out of order out of whack

Example Sentences

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"If you obsess so much on youth that will bite you on the bum, unfortunately."

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

She later confessed that the stress of stardom caused her to develop a "boil on the bum" that had to be lanced hours before performing live on Dutch TV.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022

This is madness, and it will bite them on the bum in the end.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2013

Were Emma, so sardonic and yet so soft-hearted, and Dexter, such a dreadful show-off until life bites him on the bum, based on real people?

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2011

None of your friends took any interest in the college theatricals last winter, and the show was on the bum.

From Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star by Standish, Burt L.

on the bum

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