: along with being : and
—used to form usually hyphenated phrases
… he is a credible mining camp elder-cum-publican.—
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw… Christian and Christian-cum-voodoo churches …—David Binder
David Binderoften vulgar, less common spelling of come entry 1 sense 2j, come entry 2
cumulative
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Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The sequel-cum-prequel sees Sophie Sheridan (Seyfried’s character) working on the grand opening of the Hotel Bella Donna, with flashbacks to her mother’s past involving a cast including Lily James, Jeremy Irvine, and John Dylan.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
All-singing, all-dancing American optimism-cum-militarism isn’t really the play’s subject so much as its mode.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Armstrong formed the Coverups in 2018 with Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt, who played guitar in the band, with White, audio engineer–cum-drummer Chris Dugan, and tour manager–cum-bassist Bill Schneider.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Guardiola’s plan for causing Alexander-Arnold problems was evident in the role of another young English central-midfielder-cum-full-back, Nico O’Reilly.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
While Mi-rae’s Boyfriend on Demand residence may have a Dress to Impress-style walk-in closet and a balcony-cum-living-room reminiscent of Jasmine’s personal quarters in Aladdin, her Seoul apartment is pretty cute too—clean, warm, and with plenty of room.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Matières Fécales is a new-ish label founded by Steven Raj Bhaskaran and Hannah Rose Dalton in early 2025 with the support of Dover Street Market, the incubator-cum-retailer arm of Comme des Garçons.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
His metamorphosis into social scientist-cum-sage appears to be complete.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The sequel-cum-prequel sees Sophie Sheridan (Seyfried’s character) working on the grand opening of the Hotel Bella Donna, with flashbacks to her mother’s past involving a cast including Lily James, Jeremy Irvine, and John Dylan.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
All-singing, all-dancing American optimism-cum-militarism isn’t really the play’s subject so much as its mode.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Armstrong formed the Coverups in 2018 with Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt, who played guitar in the band, with White, audio engineer–cum-drummer Chris Dugan, and tour manager–cum-bassist Bill Schneider.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Guardiola’s plan for causing Alexander-Arnold problems was evident in the role of another young English central-midfielder-cum-full-back, Nico O’Reilly.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
While Mi-rae’s Boyfriend on Demand residence may have a Dress to Impress-style walk-in closet and a balcony-cum-living-room reminiscent of Jasmine’s personal quarters in Aladdin, her Seoul apartment is pretty cute too—clean, warm, and with plenty of room.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Matières Fécales is a new-ish label founded by Steven Raj Bhaskaran and Hannah Rose Dalton in early 2025 with the support of Dover Street Market, the incubator-cum-retailer arm of Comme des Garçons.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Cum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cum. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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