bumbaste

B3U1M3B3A1S1T1E1
/ˌbəmˈbeɪst/

verb

To beat or spank.

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Meanings

verbbumbaste (third-person singular simple present bumbastes, present participle bumbasting, simple past and past participle bumbasted)

present singular third person bumbastes · participle present bumbasting · participle past bumbasted · past bumbasted

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo beat or spank.

Origin

Compound of bum + baste.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bumbaste

basedtastefacedpastewaistpacedspacedhastechasedlacedcasedbracedchastedistastebasteabasedunchastelambasteawasteimpastepost-hastesmastesnastetwo-faced
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Cite this entry
APA

bumbaste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumbaste

MLA

“bumbaste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumbaste. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bumbaste,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumbaste.

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