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1. • • Originally Military slang. Written or printed material that is perceived as useless, tedious, or unnecessary, as bureaucratic paperwork…
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   What does bumf mean in slang?

   • According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it was probably derived from the classical Latin anitergium, arse-wiper. The slang abbreviation bumf originally had a literal sense of toilet paper, but quickly shifted its meaning back to the original. The usual spelling is bumf but bumph is not unknown.

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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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   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 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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   Does goodness know what use this bumf will be put?

   • 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. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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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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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUMF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BUMF definition: 1. printed information, such as an advertisement or official document, that is usually unwanted and…. Learn more.

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     BUMF meaning: 1. printed information, such as an...

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   • Bumf in Traditional Chinese

     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...

   • Bummed

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

   • Bump

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

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   A written or printed set of questions to be answered by an examination candidate; = examination paper, n. (a); b. a set of answers to such…. taste-paper 1860–98. In the (old) Greats examination at Oxford, the paper in which passages were set from the classical authors for critical and exegetical treatment. bumf 1889–.

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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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   Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of bumf noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Jun 9, 2001 · Q From Dean Ogle, Canada: The word bumf or bumpf refers to obvious or blatant propaganda, usually issued by a government, an organization or a large company, especially when you disagree with the content.

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   Business basics. bumf meaning, definition, what is bumf: boring written information that you have...: Learn more.