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bumf

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /bʌmf/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌmf

1

noun

Meaning 1

Useless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Toilet paper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bumph

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reading, reading material

History

Etymology

Clipping of bumfodder.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: lejstra — useless documents
  • French: paperasse — useless documents
  • German: Papierkram — useless documents
  • Polish: papierzyska — useless documents