variants or less commonly bumph
chiefly British

Examples of bumf in a Sentence

a lot of public relations bumf about the company's new products

Word History

Etymology

from bumf toilet paper, short for bumfodder, from bum entry 1 + fodder

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bumf was circa 1889

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“Bumf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumf. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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