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schooner bum

schooner bum noun: a tall ship enthusiast, especially one that chooses working on tall ships over more reliable or better paying employment.

Noun

schooner bum (plural schooner bums)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A tall ship enthusiast, especially one that chooses working on tall ships over more reliable or better paying employment.
    • As any schooner bum or tall ship fanatic knows, schooner races are straight up a good time.2020 October 23, Maddie Carlone, “The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race!”, in World Ocean School
    • “I became a schooner bum,” Zin says. He sailed on schooners for Philadelphia City Sail, did some trips on Amistad and got into boat delivery.2025 March 26, Pim Van Hemmen, “An Electric Personality”, in Soundings

Forms of schooner bum

pluralschooner bums

Origin of schooner bum

From schooner + bum.

Questions about schooner bum

What does schooner bum mean?
Schooner bum means a tall ship enthusiast, especially one that chooses working on tall ships over more reliable or better paying employment.
What part of speech is schooner bum?
Schooner bum is a noun.
What is the plural of schooner bum?
The plural of schooner bum is schooner bums.

Words near schooner bum in the dictionary

  1. schoolyear
  2. schoolyears
  3. Schoon
  4. Schoondyke
  5. schooner
  6. schooner bum
  7. schooner bums
  8. schooner on the rocks
  9. schoonerite
  10. schooners
  11. schooners on the rocks

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