Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bum around

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
bum around
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.

Informal; Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

bums around (present, singular) bumming around (participle, present) bummed around (participle, past) bummed around (past)

Synonyms

bum bum about arse around arse about fuck off loaf frig around waste one's time lounge around loll loll around lounge about

Questions

What does bum around mean?
To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.

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