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bum rush

bum rush noun: a storming into an establishment.

Noun

bum rush (plural bum rushes)

  1. (idiomatic) A storming into an establishment.

Forms of bum rush

pluralbum rushes

Origin of bum rush

Originates from the 1980s, as slang for the stampede of people created by a police raid.

Questions about bum rush

What does bum rush mean?
Bum rush means a storming into an establishment.
What part of speech is bum rush?
Bum rush is a noun.
What is the plural of bum rush?
The plural of bum rush is bum rushes.

Words near bum rush in the dictionary

  1. bum out
  2. bum rap
  3. bum raps
  4. bum roll
  5. bum rolls
  6. bum rush
  7. bum rushes
  8. bum sex
  9. bum shuffle
  10. bum shuffled
  11. bum shuffles

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