bum shuffle

verb

To sit on the floor and move by scooting or sliding one's buttocks across the floor.

“The dog is wont to bum shuffle on the rug immediately after relieving himself outside.”

Meanings

verbbum shuffle (third-person singular simple present bum shuffles, present participle bum shuffling, simple past and past participle bum shuffled)

present singular third person bum shuffles · participle present bum shuffling · participle past bum shuffled · past bum shuffled

  1. informalTo sit on the floor and move by scooting or sliding one's buttocks across the floor.

    The dog is wont to bum shuffle on the rug immediately after relieving himself outside.

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APA

bum shuffle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bum%20shuffle

MLA

“bum shuffle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bum%20shuffle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bum shuffle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bum%20shuffle.

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