"bum squabble" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bum squabbles [present, singular, third-person], bum squabbling [participle, present], bum squabbled [participle, past], bum squabbled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} bum squabble (third-person singular simple present bum squabbles, present participle bum squabbling, simple past and past participle bum squabbled)
  1. To discombobulate; to bamboozle or dupe. Synonyms: bum-squabble
    Sense id: en-bum_squabble-en-verb-IOKq~yaO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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