Kilo Lingo

/bʌm/

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Translation

The part of your body that you sit on. An informal word.

Examples

landed .

Bum is an informal British word for the part of the body you sit on.

rash .

Parents often say bum when they talk to small children.

American .

The same word has a very different meaning in American English.

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This word is part of lesson 55.