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bum steers

bum steers is the plural of bum steer.

Meaning of bum steer

Noun

bum steer (plural bum steers)

  1. (idiomatic) Bad advice or information, regardless of intention.
    • He never, so far as I knew, gave me a bum steer.1977, Kingsley Amis, Harold's years: impressions from the New Statesman and the Spectator

Questions about bum steers

What is bum steers the plural of?
Bum steers is the plural of bum steer.

Words near bum steers in the dictionary

  1. bum squabble
  2. bum squabbled
  3. bum squabbles
  4. bum squabbling
  5. bum steer
  6. bum steers
  7. bum trip
  8. bum trips
  9. bum wine
  10. bum wines
  11. bum's rush

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