tits and bums

tits and bums

English

Alternative forms

• tits and ass (American)

Noun

tits and bums pl (plural only)

1. (Britain, vulgar, slang) Alternative form of tits and ass
   • 1982, Peter Finch, Between thirty-five and forty-two: short stories, page 46:

     I mean all this tits and bums must pall after a while, doesn't it?" Graham was almost whispering, hoping that his own, much quieter approach to talking might rub off a little on Terry.

   • 1986, Blues & Soul - Issues 474-485, page 30:

     Now I come to think about it, the basic appeal of the show is probably on a par with the tits and bums in Sunday Sport — real lowest common denominator stuff.

   • 1998, Richard Gough, ‎Claire MacDonald, ‎Ric Allsopp, Performance Research: On Risk, →ISBN, page 57:

     After 1933, cabaret did not die out in Germany; but it was only the innocuous entertainment version that was allowed to flourish, interspersed here and there with a few 'tits-and-bums' shows.

   • 2013, Jo Bannister, Deadly Virtues, →ISBN:

     If it's tits and bums, that's what they expect.

   • 2014, Dan Davies, In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile, →ISBN:

     'It was only when the tabloids started going lower orders with tits and bums that it started,' he muttered.

Translations

tits and ass — see tits and ass