Word "BUM" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
ask for and get free; be a parasite
Synonyms:
cadge, grub, mooch, sponge

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
person who does no work
Synonyms:
do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer
Examples:
a lazy bum

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
be lazy or idle
Synonyms:
arse about, arse around, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time
Examples:
Her son is just bumming around all day

Crossword Clues for BUM

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Clue Source Date
Mooch, as a cigarette
___ out (upset someone with bad news)
Get something for nothing, in a way
Worthless Thomas Joseph 11 Jul 2025
-- out (disappoint, slangily) Eugene Sheffer 08 Jul 2025
___ out (upset someone)
Ask for, as a ride or a cigarette
Word after beach or ski LA Times Daily 13 May 2025
The Beach -, Matthew Mcconaughey film (3)
Run away from Birmingham
Sponge (3) The Guardian Quick 07 Mar 2025
Pet name for a Brooklyn Dodger
Vagrant The Sun Two Speed 05 Feb 2025
Poor in Knock denied pence The Sun Two Speed 05 Feb 2025
Bottom Universal 22 Jan 2025
Lazy fellow Thomas Joseph 26 Dec 2024
Pacino left snap book to vagrant (3)
Ne'er-do-well Newsday 10 Nov 2024
Vagrant Eugene Sheffer 09 Nov 2024
Beetle____, Blur single The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Oct 2024
Ask for, as a cigarette Wall Street Journal 14 Oct 2024
Person who avoids work
Lazy fellow Thomas Joseph 16 Sep 2024
North American word for a vagrant (3)
Rear end USA Today 25 Aug 2024
Backside New York Times 12 Aug 2024
Upset someone, with "out"
Tushie USA Today 01 Aug 2024
___ out (upset someone with bad news)
Mooch, as a cigarette
Get by mooching Wall Street Journal 29 Jun 2024
Mooch, as a cigarette Universal 13 May 2024
Ask for, as a ride or cigarette New York Times Mini 09 May 2024
Beach ___ New York Times 05 May 2024
Sponge cake with name changed to Mike
Bring down, with "out" New York Times 28 Mar 2024
Borrow, but not really LA Times Daily 14 Mar 2024
Vagrant ingredient of egg-white (3)
Name for a bystander
Backside New York Times 20 Dec 2023
___ around (idly wander)
Mooch, as a smoke LA Times Daily 05 Dec 2023
Idler Thomas Joseph 02 Dec 2023
Lazy fellow Thomas Joseph 13 Nov 2023
Seat in Parliament? New York Times 09 Nov 2023
Keister USA Today 18 Oct 2023
Keister New York Times 28 Aug 2023
Inappropriate to beg for seat The Times Cryptic 23 Aug 2023
Hindquarters New York Times 10 Aug 2023
Mooch New York Times 03 Aug 2023
Tushie, to a Brit USA Today 24 Jul 2023
Upset, with "out"
Mooch, as a cigarette
Vagrant Eugene Sheffer 15 Feb 2023
Ask for, as a cigarette, informally New York Times 12 Dec 2022
Vagabond The Telegraph Quick 24 Jul 2022
Vex, with 'out' Newsday 09 Jul 2022
Upset someone, with "out"
Make upset, with "out"
Lazy fellow Thomas Joseph 17 Jun 2022
Depress, with 'out' New York Times 12 Jun 2022
Depress, with “out” New York Times 12 Jun 2022
Ski or beach follower Wall Street Journal 12 Apr 2022
Boor Wall Street Journal 12 Mar 2022
Mooch, as a cigarette
Idling type Premier Sunday 30 Jan 2022
Lazy type Premier Sunday 17 Oct 2021
__ out: depress The Washington Post 11 Oct 2021
__ out: depress LA Times Daily 11 Oct 2021
"Can I ___ a smoke?" (ask for)
Dispirit, with 'out' New York Times 19 Aug 2021
Hesitates to stop groom's summary dismissal
___ around (wander)
Mooch, as a cigarette New York Times 20 Apr 2021
Beach ___ (seashore regular) Universal 11 Apr 2021
Lazy fellow Thomas Joseph 23 Mar 2021
Mooch The Washington Post 25 Dec 2020
Mooch LA Times Daily 25 Dec 2020
Derelict Canadiana 20 Jul 2020
Behind tramp
Upset, with "out"
"Steer" or "rap" lead-in Family Time 05 Apr 2020
Worthless fellow Wall Street Journal 25 Feb 2020
Vagrant Eugene Sheffer 08 Feb 2020
Backside, in Britain
Ski ___ New York Times 12 Dec 2019
Ski ___
Wander here and there, with 'around' New York Times 23 Jul 2019
Injured, as a knee LA Times Daily 19 Jun 2019
Injured, as a knee The Washington Post 19 Jun 2019
Freeloader Newsday 18 Jun 2019
___ around (wander) The Washington Post Sunday 02 Jun 2019
Vagabond Thomas Joseph 01 Jun 2019
Borrow, but not really The Washington Post 16 May 2019
Borrow, but not really LA Times Daily 16 May 2019
Cadge Wall Street Journal 06 Feb 2019
Wander here and there, with "around"
Cadge
Borrow, but not really
Injured, as a knee
Thumb, as a 12-Across Family Time 03 Dec 2018
Borrow (forever) Jonesin 20 Nov 2018
Borrow, as a cigarette Universal 17 Nov 2018
Malfunctioning The Chronicle of Higher Education 09 Nov 2018
No-goodnik New York Times 09 Sep 2018
Mooch, as a smoke USA Today 09 Jul 2018
Loafer Wall Street Journal 30 Jun 2018
Seat in Parliament? Jonesin 19 Jun 2018
Backside, in Canada Jonesin 22 May 2018
Idler Thomas Joseph 13 Apr 2018
Unacceptable 24
Ask for a cigarette Universal 09 Mar 2018
Get by asking Wall Street Journal 07 Mar 2018
Hobo
Lazy one
"Borrow," as a cig Universal 29 Jan 2018
Good-for-nothing
Loafer
No-goodnik
Malfunctioning
Borrow, as a cigarette
"Borrow," as a cig
Mooch, as a smoke
Borrow, but not really
Depress, with 'out' New York Times 07 Dec 2017
Mooch, as a ride USA Today 29 Nov 2017
Seeker of spare change USA Today 23 Nov 2017
Ne'er-do-well Newsday 10 Aug 2017
Mooch, as a cigarette USA Today 12 Jul 2017
Depress, with "out" USA Today 04 Jul 2017
Idling sort Premier Sunday 02 Jul 2017
Poor in Knock denied pence The Times Cryptic 04 Apr 2017
Poor in Knock denied pence
Old Dodger, Brooklyn-style Family Time 09 Jan 2017
Depress, with "out"
Mooch, as a cigarette
Depress, with "out"
Seeker of spare change
Mooch, as a ride
Malfunctioning New York Times 23 Jul 2016
Borrow, in slang The Washington Post 01 Mar 2016
Hobo The Telegraph Quick 11 Feb 2016
Layabout Wall Street Journal 23 Jan 2016
Malfunctioning
Hobo Eugene Sheffer 14 Dec 2015
Worthless Thomas Joseph 02 Dec 2015
Mooch The Chronicle of Higher Education 09 Oct 2015
Hitch, as a ride LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2015
Thumb (as a ride) USA Today 14 Jun 2015
No-goodnik Eugene Sheffer 28 Mar 2015
North American word for a tramp or sponger The Telegraph General Knowledge 08 Mar 2015
No-good New York Times 05 Mar 2015
Hitch, as a ride
Ne'er-do-well
Mooch
Thumb (as a ride)
Undeserved, as a rap
No-good
Sponge, as a smoke
Depress, with "out"
Like some raps
Mooch
It follows beach, ski and tennis
With 40-Across, trumped-up charge
Loafer
Lazy sort
Borrow, in slang
Mooch, as a smoke
Injured, as a knee
Cadge
Mooch, as a cigarette
Mooch, as a smoke
Kind of rap
Injured
Vagrant
Not valid, as a check
Rear in Liverpool
Spare change seeker
Derelict
__ rap (unjust accusation)
Rear in Liverpool
Borrow, as a smoke
With 70-Across, cause of a limp
Mooch
Good-for-nothing type
Dover derrière
Good-for-nothing
Moocher
Take without recompense, as a cigarette
Dover derrière
Work shirker
Mooch, as a ride
___ a ride (hitchhike)
Down-and-out chap
Mooch
Mooch, as a ride
Vagabond
Tramp
Loafer
Old-timey insult from the grandstands
Mooch, as a ride
Do-nothing
Hobo
Mooch, as a cigarette
Brit's bottom
Thumb, as a ride
Hobo
Cadge
Derriere
Cadge
Bleacher creature?
Borrow, but not really
Hobo
Cadge
Sponge
Bleacher creature?
Like some raps
Borrow, as a cigarette
Bleacher creature?
Hobo
Like some deals
Ski or tennis follower
Ski or tennis follower
Erroneous, as a guess
Word before steer or rap
Cadge
Good-for-nothing
Vagrant
Word with steer or rap
Idler
Thumb, as a ride
Loafer
Word with steer or rap
Tramp
London derrière
Freeloader
Like some steers
Like some steers
Freeloader
Cadge
Cadge: sl.
False, as a steer
Mooch
Worthless
Bowery ___
Kind of rap
Steer's head?
Down-and-out chap
Ne'er-do-well
No-goodnik
"Homeless person," in the past
Poor
Derelict
Brooklyn Dodger, affectionately
Word before steer or rap
Enthusiast
Thumb a ride
Dodger, Brooklyn-style
Skid row denizen
Wander (around)
Derelict
Derelict
Brit's bottom
Work shirker
Kind of steer
Louse
"Hallelujah, I'm a ___"
Do-nothing
Hobo
Sort of rap
Brooklyn Dodger sobriquet
It follows beach, ski, surf and tennis
Of inferior quality
Hobo
Loafer
Kind of rap
Bindlestiff
Kind of steer at a track
Kind of rap or steer
Kind of steer
Hobo; tramp
Kind of steer or rap
On the ___ (out of repair): Colloq.
Former Dodger.
Loafer: Slang.
Loafer: Colloq.
Schlub
Tramp:Slang.
Of poor quality: Colloq.
Kind of rap.
Brooklyn Dodger, affectionately.
Brooklyn emigrant.
Loafer: colloq.
Dodger, at one time.
Relative of a bindlestiff.
Good-for-nothing: Slang.
Vagabond.
Borrow (forver)
Alley denizen
"Borrow," as a cigarette
Inferior: Slang.
Live by sponging.
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