bum rap en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(slang) A false accusation, or an injustice, especially one that leads to imprisonment.
. . . going over the top of the wall of the Trenton prison, where I was sent on a bum rap.
1918 October 7, “Hun Talk”, in Chicago Daily Tribune, page 17:
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(idiomatic) An undeservedly unfavorable portrayal or reputation.
Orthopedic surgeon Robert Marx, with New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, says that findings from the current study should not give arthroscopic knee surgery a bum rap.
2008 September 10, Patti Neighmond, “Study: Arthroscopic Surgery Provides Few Benefits”, in National Public Radio, retrieved 24 Mar 2009:
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Synonyms
bad rap (bad reputation)
Translations (4)
fr affabulation (false accusation) · ru несправедли́вое осужде́ние (false accusation) · fr mytho (false accusation) · fi väärä syytös (false accusation)