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bum's rushes

bum's rushes is the plural of bum's rush.

Meaning of bum's rush

Noun

bum's rush (plural bum's rushes)

  1. (US, idiomatic, slang) The forcible ejection of someone, such as a bum or a hobo, from an establishment.
    • "I didnt' think you fellows'd put the bum's rush onto me," he complained, "I ain't no bum."1911 March, Wm. Hamilton Osborne, “Blowing the Crowd”, in Ambition: A Journal of Inspiration to Self Help, volume 9, number 8

Questions about bum's rushes

What is bum's rushes the plural of?
Bum's rushes is the plural of bum's rush.

Words near bum's rushes in the dictionary

  1. bum trip
  2. bum trips
  3. bum wine
  4. bum wines
  5. bum's rush
  6. bum's rushes
  7. bum-breathing
  8. bum-bum
  9. bum-bums
  10. bum-clock
  11. bum-clocks

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