bum about someone or somethingin. to
be depressed about someone or some-
thing. She’s really bum about her grades.
They suck.
bum aroundin. to wander around; to kick
around. I thought I’d bum around for
a few years before I settled down. Those
two kids bummed around Europe for two
months.
bum beefGo to bogus beef.
BumblefuckGo to Bumfuck.
bum checkn. a bad check; a forged check.
(See also paper.) I never wrote a bum
check in my life. We took in four bum
checks today.
Bumfuck and Bumblefuckn. an imagi-
nary place where everyone is a rural oaf.
(Usually objectionable.) I have to drive
my cousin home. He lives out in West
Bumfuck or something.
bummed (out)mod. discouraged; de-
pressed. I feel so bummed. I think I need
a nice hot bath. When you’re feeling
bummed out, think how many problems I
have.
bummer 1. and bum tripn. a bad drug ex-
perience. (Drugs.) She almost didn’t get
back from a bum trip. This bummer
comes from mixing pills. 2. n. a disagree-
able thing or person. My coach is a real
bummer. The game was a bummer you
wouldn’t believe. 3. mod. disappointing;
unpleasant. I had a real bummer day.
This bummer car won’t start!
bummingmod. down; depressed; suffering
from something disagreeable. (Colle-
giate.) I’m really bumming. I think I
need somebody to talk to. Everybody’s
bumming. It must be the weather.
bum out 1. in. to have a bad experience
with drugs. (Drugs.) I bummed out on
angel dust. She bummed out once too of-
ten and gave up the stuff altogether. 2. in.
to have any bad experience. We
bummed out at the concert. I dropped my
music, and Larry broke a string. The test
was horrible. I bummed out, for sure.
bumptv. to remove someone from an air-
plane flight, usually involuntarily, be-
cause of overbooking. They bumped
me, but gave me something to make up for
it. Is this airline in the habit of bump-
ing old ladies?bumpingmod. [of music] having a good
beat. Man, this music is bumping. I can
feel the beat.bump someone offtv. to kill someone.
(Originally underworld.) What am I
supposed to do, bump her off? TThe mob
bumped off the witness before the trial.
Bump that!tv. Forget that! Bump that!
I was wrong. I gave you the wrong num-
ber. Bump that!bump ugliestv. [for two people] to copu-
late. You been bumpin’ uglies with Joan-
nie again?bum rap 1. n. a false criminal charge. (Un-
derworld. The same as bad rap.) This
is a bum rap, and you know it. If a crook
didn’t scream that he got a bum rap, I
might think he was really innocent. 2. and
bum-raptv. to talk ill about someone;
to accuse someone of something falsely.
You’re always bum-rapping your car!
Don’t bum rap me! I’ll sue!bum someone outtv. to discourage some-
one. (See also bummed (out).) That
darn blow-out bummed me out. TThe
failure of his tires bummed out the race
driver.bum something (off someone)tv. to beg
or borrow something (from someone).
Can I bum a cigarette off you? Can I
bum a quarter for a phone call?
bum’s rushn. the ejection of a person from
a place. I got the bum’s rush at that bar.
Do I look that bad? Give this dame the
bum’s rush. She can’t pay for nothin’.bum steer[“b@m “stir] n. a false lead; false
information. You sure gave me a bum
steer when you told me who he was. We
spent all day checking out what turned out
to be a bum steer.bum tripGo to bummer.bunch of fivesn. the fist. How would
you like a bunch of fives right in the kisser?bunch of fives