beach bum

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beech buhm]
- /bitʃ bʌm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beech buhm]
- /bitʃ bʌm/

Definitions of beach bum words

countable noun beach bum If you refer to someone as a beach bum, you mean that they spend a lot of time enjoying themselves on the beach or in the sea. 3
noun beach bum a person that spends his or her time loafing about on beaches 3
noun beach bum an idle person who habitually spends time on or near a beach. 1
noun beach bum person who lazes on beach 1
noun beach bum A person who relaxes frequently on the beach. 0

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Origin of beach bum

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Beach bum

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Beach bum

beach bum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

beach bum usage trend in Literature

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