bum

• Adjektiv, das umgangssprachlich etwas von schlechter Qualität, minderwertig, defekt oder unbrauchbar beschreibt.

An adjective used to describe something of poor quality or that is not working properly.

1. Of poor qualityB2informalamerican

   Describes something that is of very low quality, flimsy, or not working properly.

   Minderwertig

   • I bought a bum phone that broke after two days.
   • That was a bum deal; the car broke down immediately.
   • He gave me bum advice that led to a mistake.

   Synonymebadcheapdefectivefaultyinferiorlousypoorshoddysubstandarduseless

   Antonymegoodqualityreliablesoundworking

• Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: kann einen verachtenswerten oder faulen Menschen bezeichnen, einen Landstreicher, oder den fleischigen Teil des menschlichen Körpers, auf dem man sitzt.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a contemptible or lazy person, a vagrant, or the fleshy part of the human body used for sitting.

1. Contemptible personB2informal

   A person regarded as despicable, worthless, or contemptible.

   Verachtenswerte Person

   • That bum tried to cheat me out of my money.
   • Don't listen to him, he's just a lazy bum.
   • He called his former boss a bum after the argument.

   Synonymeblackguardcadgood-for-nothingknaveloserrascalscoundrelwretch

   Antonymeheroparagonrole model

2. Vagrant or homeless personB1informal

   A person who lives by begging and has no permanent home or job.

   Penner

   • There was a bum sleeping on the park bench.
   • The city provides shelters for bums during winter.
   • He used to be a businessman but ended up as a bum.

   Synonymebeggarderelictdown-and-outdrifterhobotrampvagabondvagrant

3. Lazy personB1informal

   A person who avoids work and lives off others.

   Faulpelz

   • He's such a bum, he never helps around the house.
   • Stop being a bum and get a job.
   • She called her brother a bum for not studying.

   Synonymecadgerfreeloadergood-for-nothingidlerlazybonesloaferparasitesluggardsponger

   Antonymehard workerworkhorse

4. ButtocksA2informal

   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

   Gesäß

   • He fell and landed on his bum.
   • The baby has a cute little bum.
   • She slipped on the ice and bruised her bum.

   Synonymebacksidebehindbottombuttderriereposteriorrearrump

• Umgangssprachliches Verb für das erbetteln oder schnorren von Geld, Sachen oder Gefälligkeiten, ohne bezahlen oder zurückgeben zu wollen; auch für das Herumtreiben oder Nichtstun.

A verb used to indicate the act of asking for or obtaining something, typically money or favors, without intending to pay or return it; also used informally to mean wandering or loafing.

1. To ask for and get free; to be a parasiteB2informal

   To obtain something, often money or goods, by begging or relying on others without giving anything in return.

   Schnorren

   • He always tries to bum a cigarette off his friends.
   • She bummed a ride to the airport from her neighbor.
   • They bummed money from their parents for the concert tickets.

   Synonymebegcadgefreeloadmoochscroungesponge

2. To be lazy or idleB2informal

   To spend time doing nothing productive; to loaf around.

   Herumlungern

   • He spent the whole weekend bumming around the house.
   • Instead of working, they bummed on the couch watching TV.
   • She was fired for bumming on the job.

   Synonymedawdleidlelazeloafloiterlollloungeslackslugvegetate

   Antonymelaborstrivetoilwork

Phrasal-Variantenbum around