bum rap

bum rap
noun
Etymology: bum (VIII)
slang : a false charge or conviction of crime especially resulting in a prison term : frame-up

a bookie who has done five years … on a bum rap and is once more on the loose — John McCarten

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Slang.
1. an unjust accusation, verdict, or punishment: He was sent to prison on a bum rap.
2. an adverse opinion or judgment considered undeserved or unjust: The review was a bum rap, but I liked the play.

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bum rap noun (slang)
A false criminal charge
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Main Entry: ↑bum

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bum rap UK US noun [singular] informal
unfair criticism or blame for something
Thesaurus: criticisms and accusationssynonym

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n. [in sing.] informal a false charge, typically one leading to imprisonment

he's been handed a bum rap for handling stolen goods

■ figurative an unfair punishment or scolding

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bum rap
informal
1 US : an unfair claim that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong

The defendant was sent to jail on a bum rap.

2 chiefly US : a criticism or bad opinion that is not deserved or fair

The teenagers say they've all gotten a bum rap because one person damaged some property.

She thinks motorboats get a bum rap from environmentalists.

He was given a bum rap by reviewers.

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Main Entry: ↑rap

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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