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bums

  • present tense form
    of bum (3rd person singular).
    bum
    noun
    a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.

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Aspen has been soul-searching for half a century, since hippie ski bums began ceding ground to luxury real-estate developers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Beforehand, Salfordian frontman Shaun Ryder told BBC News it was "brilliant that those lazy bastards from London have decided to get off their bums and come up north for an hour or two".

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

I tried to get into the gym and, I don’t know, something about the gym environment really bums me out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

A poodle, coiffed to make pompoms of its torso and tail, stands on its hind legs: puffed, ruffed and bum-padded, just like the ladies being fitted for bums.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025

Dasch was furious, calling them a "bunch of bums."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple