bum rushn.
/ˈbʌm rʌʃ/, U.S. /ˈbəm ˌrəʃ/ slang (originally and chiefly U.S., esp. in African-American usage).
A stampede or rush of people at a particular place or event; a scramble for something. Cf. bum-rush v. 2.In quot. 1987: spec. a police raid.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > violent > an act or instance of > of persons in a body
stampede1846
debacle1847
bum rush1987
1987 ‘King Tee’ & ‘Mixmaster Spade’ Ya Better bring a Gun (transcribed from song) You can get away with murder, cause they murdered the cops Cause they said they tried to run a bumrush on Watts.
1988 ‘Ice T’ & ‘Afrika Islam’ in L. A. Stanley Rap: the Lyrics (1992) 166 Paparazzis on the bum rush for pictures.
1995 H. Jones in R. Kahn Time Capsule 473 Gently, gallant in the bumrush, he spreads a protective hand on the back of the woman he's with.
2004 W. St. John Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer 161 We wake up early to get in line for the bum rush for weekend spots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
n.1987