bum
 I. bum1 (bŭm)n.
1. A tramp; a vagrant.
2. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
3. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:
The batter called the pitcher a bum.
4. One who is devoted to a particular activity or milieu:
a beach bum.v. bummed, bum·ming, bumsv. intr.
1. To live by begging and scavenging from place to place. Often used with around.
2. To loaf.v. tr.
1. To acquire by begging; cadge. See Synonyms at cadge.
2. Slang. To depress, dishearten, or dismay. Often used with out.adj.
1. Inferior; worthless:
gave me bum advice; did a bum job of fixing the car.
2. Disabled; malfunctioning:
a bum shoulder.
3. Unfavorable or unfair:
got a bum deal on my final grade for the course.
4. Unpleasant; lousy:
had a bum time at the party.Idiom:on the bum
1. Living as a vagrant or tramp.
2. Out of order; broken. [Back-formation from bummer.] II. bum2 (bŭm)n. Chiefly British Slang
The buttocks. [Middle English bom.]
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