单词 | bum-shuffle |
释义 | bum-shufflev. colloquial. intransitive. To move by inching or shuffling along while in a sitting position.Often used with reference to young children moving in such a way, esp. on the ground, before learning to walk. ΚΠ 1986 K. Cue Another Bloody Ratbag Bk. i. 19 We..squeezed into the hard wooden pews wherever we could force the occupants to bum-shuffle enough to make room for one more bottom. 1993 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 19 Sept. (Review Suppl.) 20 I bumshuffled over until I got nearer and nearer to them. 2012 Townsville (Austral.) Bull. (Nexis) 8 May (Features section) 18 I never want to forget the enormous pride I got when I watched Gemma bum-shuffle across the floor for the first time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1986 |
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