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1. • • Definition of bumf noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary bumf noun /bʌmf/ /bʌmf/ (also bumph) [uncountable] (British English, informal) written information, especially advertisements, official documents, forms, etc., that seem boring or unnecessary
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   Where does the word bumf come from?

   • 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. Where does this come from? A It’s an expressive and pithy word for all the dross that comes in the mail.

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

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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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   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. Where does this come from?