The Clue
Old Dodgers (4 letter answer)
The Answer
BUMS
Tags
Notes
The answer BUMS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
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Definition
BUM as a noun:
1. (rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git) = a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
2. (tramp, hobo, bum) = a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
3. (idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum) = person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
4. (buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass) = the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
BUM as a verb:
1. (mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge) = ask for and get free; be a parasite
2. (bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about) = be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"