tits and bums

A form of tits and ass — Entertainment involving scantily clad women.

Meanings

nountits and bums pl (plural only)

alternative US tits and ass

  1. UKalternativepluralplural onlyslangvulgarAlternative form of tits and ass.

    If it's tits and bums, that's what they expect.

    2013, Jo Bannister, Deadly Virtues, →ISBN
    4 more examples

    I mean all this tits and bums must pall after a while, doesn't it?" Graham was almost whispering, hoping that his own, much quieter approach to talking might rub off a little on Terry.

    1982, Peter Finch, Between thirty-five and forty-two: short stories, page 46

    Now I come to think about it, the basic appeal of the show is probably on a par with the tits and bums in Sunday Sport — real lowest common denominator stuff.

    1986, Blues & Soul - Issues 474-485, page 30

    After 1933, cabaret did not die out in Germany; but it was only the innocuous entertainment version that was allowed to flourish, interspersed here and there with a few 'tits-and-bums' shows.

    1998, Richard Gough, Claire MacDonald, Ric Allsopp, Performance Research: On Risk, →ISBN, page 57

    'It was only when the tabloids started going lower orders with tits and bums that it started,' he muttered.

    2014, Dan Davies, In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile, →ISBN
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