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bummed

/bʌmd/

bummed is the simple past and past participle of bum.

Meaning of bum

Verb (1)

bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)

  1. (Ireland, UK, colloquial, transitive) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
    • Your bars are fake and my bars are real; / Is it true you got bummed on a field?2016 December 3, “Soph Aspin Send”, performed by Millie B
    Synonyms:
    bumfuck

Verb (2)

bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) [with off or (nonstandard) off of] To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
    • Can I bum a cigarette off you?
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.
    • I think I’ll just bum around downtown for a while until dinner.
    Synonyms:
    loiter
  3. (UK, colloquial, slang, transitive) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).

Verb (3)

bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)

  1. (colloquial, slang) To depress; to make unhappy.

Verb (4)

bum (third-person singular simple present bums, present participle bumming, simple past and past participle bummed)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive, slang) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
    • English men bum there [Stirling] as thick as bees.1722, William Hamilton, The Wallace

See all 20 meanings of bum

Adjective

bummed (comparative more bummed, superlative most bummed)

  1. Synonym of bummed out.
    • I'm really bummed that we didn't get a company dinner this summer.
    Synonyms:
    bummed out

Synonyms of bummed

Forms of bummed

comparativemore bummed
superlativemost bummed

Phrases with bummed

Words that rhyme with bummed

Questions about bummed

What does bummed mean?
Bummed means synonym of bummed out.
What is bummed the simple past and past participle of?
Bummed is the simple past and past participle of bum.
What part of speech is bummed?
Bummed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bummed?
Bummed is pronounced /bʌmd/.

Words near bummed in the dictionary

  1. bummaloti
  2. bummalow
  3. bummalows
  4. bummaree
  5. bummarees
  6. bummed
  7. bummed around
  8. bummed out
  9. bummelo
  10. bummelos
  11. bummer

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