 |
| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | Probably from bummer 'bum' (19-20 centuries), perhaps from German bummler 'lazy person' |
| |||||||||
bum1 S3
[countable] informal
[countable] informal1 British English the part of your body that you sit on [= bottom]
2 American English someone, especially a man, who has no home or job, and who asks people for money
4 someone who is very lazy
5 to make a large number of people go to see a film, play, sports match etc : 
She's the kind of star who will put bums on seats.
get/put bums on seats
British English informalShe's the kind of star who will put bums on seats.