Bum
Bum verb - To spend time doing nothing.
Shirk and bum are semantically related in industrious topic. In some cases you can use "Shirk" instead a verb "Bum".
Shirk
Shirk verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Bum and shirk are semantically related in industrious topic. Sometimes you can use "Bum" instead a verb "Shirk".
Common collocations
| job | bum job | shirk job |
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