bum

Adjective

• of very poor quality; flimsy

Noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • he deserves a good kick in the butt
    
  • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
    

• person who does no work
  • a lazy bum
    

• a disreputable vagrant
  • a homeless tramp
    
  • he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
    

• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
  • only a rotter would do that
    
  • kill the rat
    
  • throw the bum out
    
  • you cowardly little pukes!
    
  • the British call a contemptible person a `git'
    

Verb

• be lazy or idle
  • Her son is just bumming around all day
    

• ask for and get free; be a parasite

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cheap , cheesy , chintzy , crummy , punk , sleazy , tinny , buttocks , idler , loafer , do-nothing , layabout , tramp , hobo , mooch , cadge , grub , sponge