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bumf

American  
[buhmf] / bʌmf /

noun

British.

  1. Slang. toilet paper.

  2. memoranda, official notices, or the like.

bumf British  
/ bʌmf /

noun

  1. informal superfluous documents, forms, publicity material, etc

  2. slang toilet paper

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Etymology

Origin of bumf

1885–90; short for bumfodder. See bum 2, fodder ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The basic point all this bumf is intended to illustrate is presented in a four-page A5 leaflet.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2018

But volumes of marketing bumf slumped during the euro crisis.

From Economist • Oct. 12, 2015

He is now on the make as a staff major, a virtuoso of bumf, and he chews poor Jenkins' ear in a war of total paper.

From Time Magazine Archive

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