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bum

/bʌm/ noun C2
  1. A humming noise. (colloquial, dated, slang)

Plural bums

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He says he’s no bum guy; and, lady, yer read dat letter, and I’ll bet yer he’s a white sport, all right.”
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 38 · C1

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