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
Disappoint, with "out"
Beach ___ Universal 09 Feb 2026
Upset someone, with "out"
Mooch, as a cigarette
Ski ___ The Atlantic 28 Dec 2025
Bottom Universal 13 Dec 2025
___ out (upset someone with bad news)
"Borrow" a cigarette, say
___ out (bring down) USA Today 18 Nov 2025
Mooch, as a cigarette New York Times 16 Sep 2025
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
Poor in Knock denied pence The Sun Two Speed 05 Feb 2025
Vagrant 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
__ 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
Mooch LA Times Daily 25 Dec 2020
Derelict
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
Injured, as a knee LA Times Daily 19 Jun 2019
Freeloader Newsday 18 Jun 2019
___ around (wander)
Vagabond Thomas Joseph 01 Jun 2019
Borrow, but not really LA Times Daily 16 May 2019
Borrow, but not really
Cadge Wall Street Journal 06 Feb 2019
Injured, as a knee
Wander here and there, with "around"
Cadge
Borrow, but not really
Thumb, as a 12-Across Family Time 03 Dec 2018
Borrow (forever)
Borrow, as a cigarette Universal 17 Nov 2018
Malfunctioning
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?
Backside, in Canada
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
Malfunctioning
Borrow, as a cigarette
"Borrow," as a cig
Mooch, as a smoke
No-goodnik
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
Mooch, as a cigarette
Seeker of spare change
Mooch, as a ride
Depress, with "out"
Depress, with "out"
Malfunctioning New York Times 23 Jul 2016
Borrow, in slang
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
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
No-good New York Times 05 Mar 2015
No-good
Undeserved, as a rap
Mooch
Ne'er-do-well
Hitch, as a ride
Thumb (as a ride)
Mooch
Like some raps
Depress, with "out"
Sponge, as a smoke
It follows beach, ski and tennis
With 40-Across, trumped-up charge
Lazy sort
Borrow, in slang
Loafer
Cadge
Vagrant
Mooch, as a cigarette
Mooch, as a smoke
Mooch, as a smoke
Injured
Injured, as a knee
Kind of rap
Derelict
Rear in Liverpool
Rear in Liverpool
Borrow, as a smoke
__ rap (unjust accusation)
Spare change seeker
Not valid, as a check
Moocher
Dover derrière
Take without recompense, as a cigarette
Work shirker
Dover derrière
Good-for-nothing
Mooch, as a ride
With 70-Across, cause of a limp
Mooch
Good-for-nothing type
___ a ride (hitchhike)
Mooch, as a ride
Mooch, as a ride
Mooch
Old-timey insult from the grandstands
Loafer
Tramp
Vagabond
Down-and-out chap
Thumb, as a ride
Brit's bottom
Do-nothing
Mooch, as a cigarette
Hobo
Hobo
Borrow, but not really
Bleacher creature?
Derriere
Cadge
Cadge
Hobo
Sponge
Cadge
Like some raps
Bleacher creature?
Hobo
Bleacher creature?
Borrow, as a cigarette
Like some deals
Word before steer or rap
Vagrant
Erroneous, as a guess
Ski or tennis follower
Ski or tennis follower
Idler
Good-for-nothing
Thumb, as a ride
Word with steer or rap
Cadge
Like some steers
Like some steers
London derrière
Tramp
Freeloader
Cadge
Word with steer or rap
Loafer
Freeloader
Mooch
False, as a steer
Cadge: sl.
Worthless
Bowery ___
Kind of rap
Down-and-out chap
Steer's head?
"Homeless person," in the past
Poor
No-goodnik
Ne'er-do-well
Derelict
Word before steer or rap
Brooklyn Dodger, affectionately
Skid row denizen
Wander (around)
Dodger, Brooklyn-style
Thumb a ride
Enthusiast
Derelict
Brit's bottom
Derelict
Work shirker
Kind of steer
Louse
"Hallelujah, I'm a ___"
Do-nothing
Sort of rap
Hobo
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
Live by sponging.
Former Dodger.
Of poor quality: Colloq.
Loafer: Slang.
Tramp:Slang.
Kind of rap.
Brooklyn Dodger, affectionately.
Loafer: Colloq.
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.
Schlub
Brooklyn emigrant.
On the ___ (out of repair): Colloq.
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