bum foddern.

Brit.

/ˈbʌm ˌfɒdə/, U.S.

/ˈbəm ˌfɑdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bum n.¹, fodder n.

Etymology: < bum n.¹ + fodder n.

1. Toilet paper. Also occasionally: a piece of this. Cf. bumf n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > lavatory paper

bum fodder1650

arsewipe1677

toilet paper1877

toilet roll1881

toilet tissue1887

lavatory paper1888

bumf1912

TP1940

asswipe1958

1650 R. Heath Epigrams 46 in Clarastella Write to me oftner pray! so I may..bum-fodder have.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xiii. 66 Torcheculs, arsewisps, bumfodders.

1699 E. Ward London Spy I. iii. 14 Their upper lips look'd as if they excreted thro' the Nostrils, and had forgot to use Bumfodder.

1705 Observator 7 Feb. The People won't use 'em [sc. Jacobite pamphlets] as Bum-Fodder, for fear of getting the Piles.

?1750 Cirencester Contest xxiv. 51 If he wants Bum Fodder he may take the Wool-Comber's Letter.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Bum-fodder, paper for the use of the water-closet.

1912 B. W. Green Word-bk. Virginia Folk-speech (ed. 2) 100 Bum-fodder, paper used in the water-closet.

2008 D. Stirling Birds, Beasts & Bike x. 88 There is even a story of one or more soldiers on a military exercise during WW II using Laportea leaves for bum fodder.

2. attributive and allusively. Worthless or inferior literature; any written or printed material that is perceived as useless, tedious, or unnecessary. Cf. bumf n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > [noun] > specific types of literature > inferior

bum fodder1654

slosh1894

subliterature1906

bumf1917

pulp1928

1654 Mercurius Fumigosus 25 Oct. 194 The second Course, brought in by Squire Ajakes in Bum-fodder Papers of his Monethly Observations, Prognostications and Predictions.

1709 E. Ward Secret Hist. Clubs xvii. 155 Loudly repeating some new Verses, hammer'd out of his dull Noddle for next Bumfodder Bill.

1753 (title) Bum-fodder for the ladies. A poem, (upon soft paper).

1878 Steubenville (Ohio) Weekly Herald 22 Mar. 4/6 The resolutions be referred as bum fodder.

2006 Novel 39 409 Poetry that describes poetry as money-making bum fodder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bum fodder
释义	bum foddern. Brit. /ˈbʌm ˌfɒdə/, U.S. /ˈbəm ˌfɑdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bum n.¹, fodder n. Etymology: < bum n.¹ + fodder n. 1. Toilet paper. Also occasionally: a piece of this. Cf. bumf n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > lavatory paper bum fodder1650 arsewipe1677 toilet paper1877 toilet roll1881 toilet tissue1887 lavatory paper1888 bumf1912 TP1940 asswipe1958 1650 R. Heath Epigrams 46 in Clarastella Write to me oftner pray! so I may..bum-fodder have. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xiii. 66 Torcheculs, arsewisps, bumfodders. 1699 E. Ward London Spy I. iii. 14 Their upper lips look'd as if they excreted thro' the Nostrils, and had forgot to use Bumfodder. 1705 Observator 7 Feb. The People won't use 'em [sc. Jacobite pamphlets] as Bum-Fodder, for fear of getting the Piles. ?1750 Cirencester Contest xxiv. 51 If he wants Bum Fodder he may take the Wool-Comber's Letter. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Bum-fodder, paper for the use of the water-closet. 1912 B. W. Green Word-bk. Virginia Folk-speech (ed. 2) 100 Bum-fodder, paper used in the water-closet. 2008 D. Stirling Birds, Beasts & Bike x. 88 There is even a story of one or more soldiers on a military exercise during WW II using Laportea leaves for bum fodder. 2. attributive and allusively. Worthless or inferior literature; any written or printed material that is perceived as useless, tedious, or unnecessary. Cf. bumf n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > [noun] > specific types of literature > inferior bum fodder1654 slosh1894 subliterature1906 bumf1917 pulp1928 1654 Mercurius Fumigosus 25 Oct. 194 The second Course, brought in by Squire Ajakes in Bum-fodder Papers of his Monethly Observations, Prognostications and Predictions. 1709 E. Ward Secret Hist. Clubs xvii. 155 Loudly repeating some new Verses, hammer'd out of his dull Noddle for next Bumfodder Bill. 1753 (title) Bum-fodder for the ladies. A poem, (upon soft paper). 1878 Steubenville (Ohio) Weekly Herald 22 Mar. 4/6 The resolutions be referred as bum fodder. 2006 Novel 39 409 Poetry that describes poetry as money-making bum fodder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1650
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