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bumhood

bumhood noun: the state of being a bum.

Noun

bumhood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a bum.
    • You had Commies, capitalists (ruined, but adhering), even monarchists, in bumhood.1993, Barry Hannah, Bats Out of Hell, →ISBN, page 186
    • It had been depressingly easy to transform him to bumhood.2002, Douglas Preston, The Cabinet of Curiosities: A Novel, →ISBN

Origin of bumhood

From bum + -hood.

Questions about bumhood

What does bumhood mean?
Bumhood means the state of being a bum.
What part of speech is bumhood?
Bumhood is a noun.

Words near bumhood in the dictionary

  1. Bumgardners
  2. Bumgarner
  3. Bumgarners
  4. bumhole
  5. bumholes
  6. bumhood
  7. bumiputra
  8. bumiputras
  9. bumkin
  10. bumkins
  11. Bumler

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