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bummy

/ˈbʌmi/

bummy adjective: like a bum (homeless person or hobo).

Adjective (1)

bummy (comparative bummier, superlative bummiest)

  1. (UK, US, informal) Like a bum (homeless person or hobo)
    • The fact is, they are not nearly as bummy as a lot of the characters we have back home.2005, Boye Lafayette De Mente, Romantic Hawaii: Sun, Sand, Surf and Sex, page 46
    • An unsuccessful dude would dress all bummy and stuff. A successful person would dress like perfect; they'd not dress bummy at all...2010, David J. Harding, Living the Drama, page 57

Noun

bummy (plural bummies)

  1. (childish, slang) bottom; buttocks
    • "...Do you mean to tell me they have every man strip and bend over to show his bummy?" "Actually, Malcolm, they do. Physicals, very complete physicals I should add, are required."2001, Lawrence A. Wenzel, The Sandcastle at High Tide, page 174
    • “Feel me up and rub your pussy against mine, that'll make the pain in my bummy go away, it will,” she told me. I felt sorry for her. And I guess that's why I let her show me how girls made out without boys.2009, Arlene Gorey, My Spanking Diary

Adjective (2)

bummy (comparative bummier, superlative bummiest)

  1. (slang) Lousy; depressed or disappointed.
    • (see title)1999 December 20, john lowe, “i feel bummy”, in alt.fan.hello-kitty (Usenet)
    • (see title)2000 December 10, Megan, “Bum bummy bummers!”, in uk.people.support.depression (Usenet)

Forms of bummy

Adjective
comparativebummier
superlativebummiest
Noun
pluralbummies

Origin of bummy

From bum + -y.

From bummer (“a disappointment, a pity, a shame”) or bummed out, + -y.

Words that rhyme with bummy

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Questions about bummy

What does bummy mean?
Bummy means like a bum (homeless person or hobo).
What part of speech is bummy?
Bummy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce bummy?
Bummy is pronounced /ˈbʌmi/.

Words near bummy in the dictionary

  1. bummled
  2. bummles
  3. bummling
  4. bummock
  5. bummocks
  6. bummy
  7. bump
  8. bump across
  9. bump and grind
  10. bump and grinds
  11. bump and jump

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