Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bum-bum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: bum-bum
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The buttocks or anus.

Example Sentences

"Kröner sat down heavily, staring at Petra's retreating bottom with its fluttering white bow as she finally continued her rounds, “Lovely bumbum, isn't it, Herr Standartenführer?” he said, addressing James."
"Jonathan lies atop Mortimer, who falls backward to the floor. (Martha asks: "Did you hurt your bum-bum, dear?")"
""Little Yan Er. It's no good sitting on a boney dragon. You will hurt your little flat bum bum!""

Etymology

Reduplication of bum.

Inflected Forms

bum-bums (plural)

Questions

What does bum-bum mean?: The buttocks or anus.
Where does bum-bum come from?: Reduplication of bum.

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