Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhm]
- /bʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhm]
- /bʌm/
Definitions of bumming word
- noun bumming a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler. 1
- noun bumming a tramp, hobo, or derelict. 1
- noun bumming Informal. an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, especially one who gives it priority over work, family life, etc.: a ski bum; a tennis bum. 1
- noun bumming Informal. an incompetent person. 1
- noun bumming a drunken orgy; debauch. 1
- verb with object bumming Informal. to borrow without expectation of returning; get for nothing; cadge: He's always bumming cigarettes from me. 1
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Origin of bumming
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65, Americanism; perhaps shortening of or back formation from bummer1; adj. senses of unclear relation to sense “loafer” and perhaps of distinct orig.
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Parts of speech for Bumming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bumming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% 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.
bumming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bumming
adj bumming
- leeching — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- sponging — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- parasitical — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
verb bumming
- bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- irritate — to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- needle — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
Antonyms for bumming
verb bumming
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
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