Bum
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Bum noun – A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. Usage example: throw the bum out
Rat is a synonym for bum. In some cases you can use "Rat" instead a noun "Bum".
Nearby Words: bumpy, bumping
Synonyms for Bum
Rat
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Rat noun – A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. Usage example: kill the rat
Bum is a synonym for rat in beast topic. Sometimes you can use "Bum" instead a noun "Rat". informal substitute
Synonyms for Rat
Both words in one sentence
- In the movie Freejack, Emilio Estevez's character gets a valuable pep talk from a homeless bum, who also gives him some valuable calories in the form of sharing his dinner of barbecued river rat.
Source: Wisdom from the Gutter -
Lest we forget that he was Gary the Rat, and appeared in both of Don Bluth's Anastasia adaptations.A self-admitted "former Beach Bum from Florida".
Source: Creator / Kelsey Grammer
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