What does bum mean in British slang?

bum 1. / (bʌm) / noun. British slang the buttocks or anus.
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What is bum in the UK?

[British, informal] 2. countable noun. A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money.
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Is bum a rude word?

bum Add to list Share. Your bum is your bottom. This word can also be used to refer to a vagrant, although it's generally considered offensive or insensitive. Bum is a name sometimes given to a beggar or vagrant: someone who tries to bum change from you.
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What does it mean when a guy calls you a bum?

If someone refers to another person as a bum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible. [informal, disapproval] You're all a bunch of bums. Synonyms: loafer, lounger, piker [Australian, New Zealand, slang], dodger More Synonyms of bum.
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Why is bum called bum?

It appears to derive from two words: the German bummer, "a high-spirited, irresponsible person," and the old English word bum, which has for four centuries been slang for both "a drunk" and "buttocks."
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What does bum stand for?

Chauvin International and B.U.M. brand designers insist the acronym "B.U.M." does not stand for anything, however, many people believed there was an unsaid meaning like "Basic Urban Merchandise" or "Body Under Maintenance".
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What does bum mean in Australia?

In Australian English bum refers to your bottom – buttocks – the part of the body which people sit on.
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What does Big bum mean?

An extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks.
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Is it healthy to have a big bum?

And there's more good news: Having a big butt may boast benefits for your heart health too. Pear-shaped people tend to have lower cholesterol levels and their bodies release more adiponectin, an anti-inflammatory hormone that protects blood vessels, Dr. Jose says.
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What does ? mean in slang?

Hang loose is the symbol made by folding down your middle three fingers, and rotating your wrist side to side while your thumb and pinky remains at attention. It's also this emoji, added to Unicode in 2016: ?.
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Is bum used in America?

American English "fanny" is American English "butt". American English "fanny" is British English "bum". The writer speaks British English.
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What is a lazy bum?

informal : a person who is lazy or who does something badly. Get to work, you lazy bum!
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