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Definition of bumfuck

bumfuck

/ˈbʌm.fʌk/
bum · fuck

Plural:bumfucks
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Past Simple:bumfucked
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Past Participle:bumfucked
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Present Participle:bumfucking
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bumfuck Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

North American Located in an extremely remote, isolated, or backward rural area (vulgar slang).

Example

"His car broke down in some bumfuck town fifty miles from the nearest highway."

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• noun

1

North American A hypothetical, extremely remote, isolated, or backward rural place (vulgar slang, often capitalized).

Example

"They drove for hours into the middle of bumfuck just to see the concert."


2

British An act of anal intercourse (vulgar slang).

Example

"The uncensored script was rejected by the network for containing explicit references to a bumfuck."

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• verb

1

British To engage in anal intercourse with someone (vulgar slang).

Example

"The comedian's crude routine used the verb bumfuck solely for shock value."


2

To cheat, exploit, or mistreat someone severely (vulgar slang).

Example

"The subcontractors felt they had been thoroughly bumfucked by the revised payment terms."

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Word Nuance & Usage

This term is vulgar slang. In North American English, it is most commonly used as an adjective or placeholder place name (often capitalized as 'Bumfuck, Egypt') to disparage a remote, rural location, whereas its literal verb and noun senses are predominantly British and Commonwealth vulgarisms.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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