Word of the Day – Bumf

Bumf (noun)

bum-f

Useless or tedious printed material.

This is a late 19th century: abbreviation of slang bum-fodder, in the same sense and gives rise to the original meaning of the word bumf – Toilet paper.

Example sentences

“After printing off two dozen pages of required literature from the university, 98% of it was bumf and just a waste of paper. ”

“I’m sick of all this bumf I get through my letter box.”