Bum
Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Bum is a synonym for bad in good topic. Sometimes you can use "Bum" instead an adjective "Bad", if it concerns topics such as health, ill, crummy. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
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