bumf

[ buhmf ]

/ bʌmf /

noun British.

Slang. toilet paper.

memoranda, official notices, or the like.

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Origin of bumf

1885–90; short for bumfodder. See bum², fodder

Words nearby bumf

bumblepuppy, bumbling, bumboat, bumbry, bumetanide, bumf, bumfluff, bumfreezer, bumfuck, bumfuzzle, bumkin

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British Dictionary definitions for bumf

bumf

bumph

/ (bʌmf) /

noun British

informal, derogatory superfluous documents, forms, publicity material, etc

slang toilet paper

Word Origin for bumf

C19: short for earlier bumfodder; see bum 1

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