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North America/US - A person who has little to no ambition to attempt to have as good a life as possible, i.e an unemployed and lazy type person who may still live with others and having somewhat of a locust lifestyle. Also a term used for a homeless person/tramp. "Dude what you gonna do when your boss fires you? Live on the streets like a bum!?" British/UK term - the ass/buttocks/butt is often referred to as a person's 'bum.' US/North America - "Sit your butt down on that chair right there." UK - "Sit on your bum on that chair right there." Generally worldwide a bum is a term that's used to describe a typical douchebag, lazy and unambitious person.
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