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How to pronounce “bum”
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Pronunciation guide for bum
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bum with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon 21 minutes
And you might notice the bum on the sidewalk here
- Definition summary
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The buttocks.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce bum
Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon 21 minutes

And you might notice the bum on the sidewalk here
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bum”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The buttocks.
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The anus.
- (East Midlands, slang, vulgar) An act of anal sex.
- [Verb]
- (UK, Ireland, transitive, colloquial) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
- [Interjection]
- (UK, Ireland, childish, euphemistic) An expression of annoyance.
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