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   bumf

   /bʌmf/

   noun

   • 1. useless or tedious printed material: informal British "most of his mail was just bumf, bills, and Christmas cards"
   • ▪ toilet paper: informal British "I've got a bit of bumf in case of air raids"

   Word Origin late 19th century: abbreviation of slang bum-fodder, in the same sense.

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   What is bumf 1889 slang?

   • bumf1889– slang(originally in British public schools). Paper (of any kind). Now rare. special paper1960– (Chiefly in the United Kingdom) an examination taken in addition to the advanced level of the General Certificate of Education, formerly known as… View in Historical Thesaurus 2. 1912– Toilet paper. Now somewhat archaic. 1912

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   What does bumfluff mean?

   • From bum + fluff, from its resemblance to the sparse hair on the buttocks . Hyphenation: bum‧fluff. bumfluff ( uncountable) on his cheeks, he was that young. About once a month he used to shave it off, and come about it. I smiled at the memory of him all lathered up, grinning at me through the mirror as he went to work on the me for doing this.

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   What does bum fodder mean?

   • 1. bum fodder1650– Toilet paper. Also occasionally: a piece of this. Cf. bumf, n. 2. arsewipe1677– Anything used to wipe oneself clean after defecation; (in later use chiefly) spec.toilet paper, or other paper used for this purpose. Cf. asswipe, n.… toilet paper1877–

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   How many times does bumf occur?

   • bumftypically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. bumfis in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

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   What does Bum mean in slang?

   • 1. official notices, memoranda, or the like. 2. Slang. toilet paper. [1885–90; short for bumfodder. See bum 2, fodder] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   What do parliamentary agents say about 'bumf'?

   • The parliamentary agents, who have been able to send us fairly uninformative bumf, have not put forward one good thing to say about this chap or his company. He referred to my obsession for "bumf". Goodness knows to what use this bumf will be put—certainly not for the good or the customers of the business, or for the good of the country.

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   printed information, such as an advertisement or official document, that is usually unwanted and not interesting: I got a load of bumf from my bank in the post today. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Books: kinds of books. abridgment.

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     bumf translate: （無用或乏味的）印刷品（如廣告宣傳單）. Learn more in the...

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     bumf translate: （无用或乏味的）印刷品（如广告宣传单）. Learn more in the...

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     BUMMED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of bum...

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     BUMP definition: 1. to hit something with force: 2. to hurt...

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   Bumf consists of documents containing information which you may not need or find interesting. [ British , informal ] These days, we are bombarded with endless junk mail, fliers, and general bumf.

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   Anything used to wipe oneself clean after defecation; (in later use chiefly) toilet paper, or other paper used for this purpose. Cf. Paper (now usually tissue paper) usually in small sheets or on a roll, used for wiping oneself clean after defecation or urination; lavatory paper…. A roll of toilet paper.

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   bumf. noun. /bʌmf/. /bʌmf/. (also bumph) [uncountable] (British English, informal) written information, especially advertisements, official documents, forms, etc., that seem boring or unnecessary. He threw away my letter, thinking it was just more election bumf.

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   Define bumf. bumf synonyms, bumf pronunciation, bumf translation, English dictionary definition of bumf. or bumph n. Chiefly British Slang 1. Pamphlets, forms, memorandums, or similar printed matter, especially when considered uninteresting or unimportant.

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   Definitions of bumf. noun. reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring. synonyms: bumph. see more.