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bum-bum

bum-bum noun: the buttocks or anus.

Noun

bum-bum (plural bum-bums)

  1. (childish or belittling) The buttocks or anus.
    • Kröner sat down heavily, staring at Petra's retreating bottom with its fluttering white bow as she finally continued her rounds, “Lovely bumbum, isn't it, Herr Standartenführer?” he said, addressing James.2016, Jussi Adler-Olsen, The Alphabet House, page 86
    • Jonathan lies atop Mortimer, who falls backward to the floor. (Martha asks: "Did you hurt your bum-bum, dear?")2022, Charles Dennis, “No More Lugosi”, in There's a Body in the Window Seat, page 45

Forms of bum-bum

pluralbum-bums

Origin of bum-bum

Reduplication of bum.

Questions about bum-bum

What does bum-bum mean?
Bum-bum means the buttocks or anus.
What part of speech is bum-bum?
Bum-bum is a noun.
What is the plural of bum-bum?
The plural of bum-bum is bum-bums.

Words near bum-bum in the dictionary

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

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