bumf
/bʌmf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.21 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And as for the limited warnings on documents and signs – we are so used to reading this bumf we fail to realise when they mean business."
- "In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%."
- "I say all this as someone who wishes the right had won one or two more of its battles. It would be just grand to visit a museum without having to fend off tendentious bumf about “power structures”."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /bʌmf/
Usage
- Derogatory
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Obsolete
Inflected Forms
Phrases
unsolicited commercial email
junk mail