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Old 11-23-2008, 07:15 AM   #114
xoxoxoBruce
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That's exactly what it means.
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Quick definitions (bum)

▸ noun: a disreputable vagrant ("He tried to help the really down-and-out bums")
▸ noun: person who does no work ("A lazy bum")
▸ noun: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
▸ noun: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible ("Throw the bum out")
▸ verb: be lazy or idle ("Her son is just bumming around all day")
▸ verb: ask for and get free; be a parasite
▸ adjective: of very poor quality
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