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on the bum

ADJECTIVE
defective
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal damaged deficient faulty flawed inadequate insufficient unhealthy unsound
WEAK
amiss blemished impaired imperfect incomplete injured lacking out of order poor seconds sick subnormal unfinished wanting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adequate ample enough perfect sound strong sufficient well working
WEAK
excellent faultless flawless unbroken
ADJECTIVE
on the fritz
Synonyms
WEAK
bonkers broken faulty haywire inoperable kerflooey malfunctioning not working on the blink out of commission out of kilter out of order out of whack

Example Sentences

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"If you obsess so much on youth that will bite you on the bum, unfortunately."

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

You always get bitten on the bum when you get fancy.

From BBC • May 30, 2012

Were Emma, so sardonic and yet so soft-hearted, and Dexter, such a dreadful show-off until life bites him on the bum, based on real people?

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2011

When misused – look at Facebook – it can make one long for the days when bad grammar was punished with a metre rule on the bum rather than an "unlike".

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2011

No wonder you're always on the bum for one.

From The Happy Family by Bower, B. M.