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bumf

[buhmf]

noun British.

Slang. toilet paper.
memoranda, official notices, or the like.

Nearby words

  1. bumbling,
  2. bumblingly,
  3. bumboat,
  4. bumbry,
  5. bumetanide,
  6. bumfluff,
  7. bumfreezer,
  8. bumfuck,
  9. bumfuzzle,
  10. bumkin

Origin of bumf

1885–90; short for bumfodder. See bum2, fodder
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British Dictionary definitions for bumf

bumf

bumph

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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Word Origin and History for bumf

bumf

n.

"papers, paperwork," 1889, British schoolboy slang, originally "toilet-paper," from bum-fodder.

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