词汇 | bumf |
词源 | bumf. A word, British in origin, for what Americans more frequently call gobbledyegook. Bumf is a shortening of bum fodder, “toilet paper,” and refers to the reams of directives is- sued by government agencies. The bum in bum fodder refers of course to the buttocks. |
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