Meanings
bums1
- pluralplural of bum
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of bum
Bums2
- ball gamesNickname of the Brooklyn Dodgers, later the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The folks were quite happy about Sunday's thrilling reprieve in Philadelphia and happily confident that "d' Bums'll moider dem Jints"
1951 October 2, “VOICE OF FLATBUSH GOES UP AND DOWN; Loud Shouts of Morning Fall to …”, in New York Times3 more examples
To his credit, Allen could not imagine the Jints or Bums unabiding on New York's behalf. "New York is fully capable of supporting three clubs."
2007, Curt Smith, The Voice: Mel Allen's Untold Story, page 111The faithful cheered loudly for their beloved Bums; they jeered loudly at the others teams, especially if they were the hated "Jints" from the Polo Grounds.
2000, G. Richard McKelvey, The MacPhails: Baseball's First Family of the Front Office, page 38The Polo Grounds, which had been the site of many fierce battles between the "Jints" and the "Bums," was not friendly to the home team.
2001, G. Richard McKelvey, The Bounce: Baseball Teams' Great Falls and Comebacks, page 100
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