Bum Morpheme Bum Type free base Denotation loafer, drifter, loiterer, tramp, beg Etymology 1864 backformation from bummer, from German Bummler, from bummeln Evidence bum, bumhood, bummed, bummer, bummest, bumming, bummy, bums See Also Bum Homographs Bum Share on FacebookTweetSave