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tits and bums en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (UK, alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar) Alternative form of tits and ass.
    • 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:
    • '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:
    • If it's tits and bums, that's what they expect. 2013, Jo Bannister, Deadly Virtues, →ISBN:
    • 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:
    • 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:

Forms

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tits and ass US, alternative lexicographic