"bum-bum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bum-bum.wav Forms: bum-bums [plural]
Etymology: Reduplication of bum. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|bum}} Reduplication of bum Head templates: {{en-noun}} bum-bum (plural bum-bums)
  1. (childish or belittling) The buttocks or anus.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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