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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
The Ski Bum — Adieu Gary Cooper Adieu, Gary Cooper est un roman (ISBN : 2070384527) de Romain Gary, publié pour la première fois en 1969 en anglais sous le titre The Ski Bum, littéralement Le Clochard (ou le Vaurien) à ski. Résumé Le vaurien en question… … Wikipédia en Français
The Ski Bum — infobox Book | name = The Ski Bum title orig = translator = image caption = author = Romain Gary cover artist = country = France language = English series = genre = publisher = Harper Row release date = 1965 media type = Print (Hardback… … Wikipedia
ski — (n.) 1885 (there is an isolated instance from 1755), from Norw. ski, related to O.N. skið snowshoe, lit. stick of wood, cognate with O.E. scid stick of wood, obsolete English shide; O.H.G. skit, Ger. Scheit log, from P.Gmc. *skid to divide, split … Etymology dictionary
bum — bum1 /bum/, n., v., bummed, bumming, adj., bummer, bummest. n. 1. a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler. 2. a tramp, hobo, or derelict. 3. Informal. an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, esp. one who… … Universalium
bum — Synonyms and related words: Arab, Bowery bum, amiss, arse, ass, backside, bad, barfy, bat around, beach bum, beachcomber, beg, beggar, beggarly fellow, bender, birr, blighter, bo, bombilate, bombinate, boom, booze, boozehound, bottle sucker,… … Moby Thesaurus
bum — I [[t]bʌm[/t]] n. v. bummed, bum•ming, 1) a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler 2) a tramp, hobo, or derelict 3) inf Informal. a single minded enthusiast of a specific sport: a ski bum[/ex] 4) Informal. an incompetent… … From formal English to slang
bum — bum1 noun Brit. informal a person s buttocks or anus. Origin ME: of unknown origin. bum2 informal noun N. Amer. 1》 a vagrant. 2》 a lazy or worthless person. 3》 a devotee of a particular activity: a ski bum. verb (bums … English new terms dictionary
bum — I 1. noun, informal 1) the bums sleeping on the sidewalk See tramp 2. 1) 2) you lazy bum Syn: idler, loafer, slacker, good for nothing, ne er do well, layabout, lounger, shirker; … Thesaurus of popular words
bum — bum1 S3 [bʌm] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from bummer bum (19 20 centuries), perhaps from German bummler lazy person ] 1.) BrE the part of your body that you sit on = ↑bottom 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
bum — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bom Date: 14th century buttocks II. adjective Etymology: perhaps from 4bum Date: 1859 1. a. of poor quality or nature < bum luck > … New Collegiate Dictionary
