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Bum

Topics referred to by the same term

Bum or bums may refer to:

01Slang

  • Buttocks, two rounded portions of the anatomy on the posterior of the pelvic region of many bipeds or quadrupeds
  • A lazy person
  • A homeless person
  • Bum a cigarette or a "smoke", meaning to borrow

02Places

03People

Nickname

  • Bum (dog) (1886-1898), an American stray dog
  • Bum Bright (1920-2004), American businessman
  • Bum Farto, (1919-1986) American fire chief and drug dealer
  • Lee McClung (1870-1914), football player and 22nd Treasurer of the United States
  • Bum Phillips (1923-2013), American football coach

Given name

  • Kim Bum (born 1989), South Korean actor
  • Woo Bum-kon, South Korean spree killer and mass murderer

Surname

04Other

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