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bum

adjective

of very poor quality
Synonyms: cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny Similar: inferior

noun

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git''"
Synonyms: crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot
a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
Synonyms: hobo, tramp
person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
Synonyms: do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush

verb

ask for and get free; be a parasite
Synonyms: cadge, grub, mooch, sponge
be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
Synonyms: arse about, arse around, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time