Bum Synonyms

bŭm
The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. buttock
  2. derrière
  3. posterior
  4. rump
  5. seat
  6. backside
  7. behind
  8. bottom
  9. rear
  10. fanny
  11. tush
A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tramp
  2. idler
  3. loafer
  4. hobo
  5. drone
  6. layabout
  7. do-nothing
  8. fainéant
  9. good-for-nothing
  10. frolic
  11. ne'er-do-well
  12. no-good
  13. slugabed
  14. vagrant
  15. idle
  16. sluggard
  17. wastrel
  18. do-little
  19. lounge
  20. derelict
  21. lazybones
  22. slug
  23. mooch
  24. slouch
  25. panhandler
  26. sponge
To ask or ask for as charity
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cadge
  2. mooch
  3. beg
  4. panhandle
  5. nomadize
  6. grub
  7. sponge
Below a standard of quality
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. bad
  2. poor
  3. cheap
  4. cheesy
  5. chintzy
  6. unsatisfactory
  7. crummy
  8. punk
  9. sleazy
  10. tinny
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rotter
  2. dirty dog
  3. rat
  4. skunk
  5. stinker
  6. stinkpot
  7. dolittle
  8. puke
  9. crumb
  10. lowlife
  11. scum bag
  12. so-and-so
  13. git
  14. wayfare
To acquire by begging; cadge.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cadge

Words Related to Bum

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Bum Sentence Examples

  • Your mother's had a bum day.

  • If that ain't bum luck.

  • I had a bum night's sleep.

  • And now she's snoring like a bum after a three day drunk.

  • Maybe he wasn't a saddle bum, but only a greenhorn would think he could live off the barren land that surrounded them.

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