Books of Educational and Informational Comics from Larry Paros

Key Root for this column

None

Minor Roots

German: bommeln, "to loiter," bummler, "an idler or loafer."

Words and Phrases List

bum, bummer, bum's rush, on the bum, bummed out, trucking

Thoughts for Today

1. How do you define a "bum?"
2. What bums you out?
3. Do you ever give others the bum's rush?
4. What phrase or expression do you use to describe a "bummer?"
5. What is the opposite of a bum? Does the bum have any virtues?