English Explanatory Dictionary

bum rush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A storming into an establishment.

Pronunciation

en-au-bum rush.ogg

Word forms

bum rush bum rushes

Etymology

Originates from the 1980s, as slang for the stampede of people created by a police raid.

Related words

bum-rush bum’s rush
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