Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, idiomatic, slang)The forcible ejection of someone, such as a bum or a hobo, from an establishment.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

* First use appears c. 1911. See cite below.

* First use appears c. 1911. See cite below.

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Forms

plural: bum's rushes
Singularbum's rush
Pluralbum's rushes

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

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