bum's rush

bum's rush

English

Etymology

The phrase dates back to 1910 (US).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bum's rush (plural bum's rushes)

1. (chiefly Canada, US, slang, idiomatic) Forcible ejection of someone, such as a bum (hobo), from an establishment.
2. Idiomatic: To be hurried out of a social situation, brushed off.

Related terms

• bum rush (verb)(1980s)
• bumrush (noun)(1939) James Joyce, Finnegan's Wake (see wiktionary entry "bum-rush")

Translations

to be forcibly ejected

French: course à l'échalote (fr) f, débarquement (fr) m

See also

• Baumes law on Wikipedia.Wikipedia : although this has been suggested as the origin of the phrase, bum's rush was in use more than a decade before the law was passed.