bum
Good-for-nothing drifter
Bum has an informal tone in all of its meanings, which are not related but share a somewhat negative connotation.
A bum is a vagrant, lazy, or incompetent person.
To bum something, such as a cigarette, is to ask for it to be given to you.
If you bum around, you spend time relaxing, doing little.
Something of poor quality or reliability can be characterized as bum: I have a bum ankle.
If you’re bummed out, you’re disappointed or depressed.
Without a dwelling
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- vagrantHomeless itinerant person
- panhandlerOne who begs publicly
- beggarOne who asks for charity
derelict · street dweller · rough sleeper · unhoused · unsheltered · down-and-out · indigent · destitute
Itinerant without fixed address
- trampWandering homeless person
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- vagabondHomeless, aimless wanderer
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
itinerant · rover · wayfarer · rambler · migrant · transient · boxcar · railyard
Laceless slip-on shoe
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
- layaboutHabitually idle person
- deadbeatPerson avoiding owed payments
- freeloaderOne exploiting others' generosity
moocher · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing · lazybones · slouch · shirker · couch potato · do-nothing
buttocks
Fleshy seat area
behind · posterior · rump · seat · cheeks · booty · tush · fanny · derriere · keister
homeless
Without a dwelling
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- vagrantHomeless itinerant person
- panhandlerOne who begs publicly
beggar · derelict · street dweller · rough sleeper · unhoused · unsheltered · down-and-out · indigent · destitute · dispossessed
hobo
Itinerant without fixed address
nomad · itinerant · rover · wayfarer · rambler · migrant · transient · boxcar · railyard · bindle
loafer
Laceless slip-on shoe
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
- layaboutHabitually idle person
- deadbeatPerson avoiding owed payments
freeloader · moocher · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing · lazybones · slouch · shirker · couch potato · do-nothing · sponger
mooch
Obtain by begging
bad
Of inferior quality
worthless · no-good · lousy · crummy · inferior · shoddy · dud · lemon
- lazinesslaziness, sloth, idleness, apathy, lethargy
- lazybonescouch potato, lazybones, lazy bones, loafer, sluggard
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- layaboutsslacker, slackers, deadbeat, deadbeats, loafer
- moochingmooch, moocher, mooching, freeloader, freeloading
- Britishismsbloke, blimey, bloody, cheers, loo
bumworkaholic
Compulsive labor addict
hard worker · go-getter · hustler · grinder · toiler
bummillionaire
Person possessing great wealth
tycoon · aristocrat · magnate · elite · homeowner
bumexcellent
Of superior quality
superior · first-rate · top-notch · high-grade · fine
- goose bumpsPrickling skin from chill
- speed bumpsRaised road sections
- bumper carsSteerable ride vehicles for crashing
- bumper stickerAdhesive vehicle message
- fist bumpsKnuckle-to-knuckle greetings
- bummed outSlangily disappointed or sad
bumper, bumble, bummer, bumps, bums, bumping, bummed, bumped, bumblebee