Difference between Bum and So-and-so

What is the difference between Bum and So-and-so?

Bum as a noun is the buttocks. while So-and-so as a noun is a placeholder name, used when a name is not known; a generic name.

Bum

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sodomize; to engage in anal sex. (UK) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something. To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (Spliff). To be or behave like a bum or a vagabond. To depress; to make unhappy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The buttocks. The anus. A hobo, homeless person. A lazy or incompetent person. A drinking spree.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of poor quality or highly undesirable. Unfair Injured and without the possibility of full repair. Unpleasant.

Example sentence: I'm not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That's my character.

So-and-so

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A placeholder name, used when a name is not known; a generic name.Anything generic.A name used to take the place of an epithet.

We hope you now know whether to use Bum or So-and-so in your sentence.

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