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bums around

bums around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bum around.

Meaning of bum around

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.
    • Along the way, he dropped out of sight several times to bum around South America.1974 November 25, “The Original Kojak”, in Time

Questions about bums around

What is bums around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bums around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bum around.

Words near bums around in the dictionary

  1. bumrush
  2. bumrushed
  3. bumrushes
  4. bumrushing
  5. bums
  6. bums around
  7. bums in seats
  8. bums on seats
  9. bums out
  10. bumshoving
  11. bumsicle

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