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Definition of bum adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bum

adjective
 
/bʌm/
 
/bʌm/
[only before noun] (informal)
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  1. of bad quality; wrong or not worth anything
    • He didn't play one bum note.
    • a bum deal (= a situation where you do not get what you deserve or have paid for)
    Word Originadjective mid 19th cent.: probably from bummer.
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