Talk:bum chum

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Is this specific to the UK? --Connel MacKenzie 14:45, 14 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Probably. All of the prose occurrences that I can find in 5 minutes have U.K. authors. It's definitely attested. Coleman lists it (along with rantum scantum, hanky panky, handy dandy, cock block, claptrap, poxbox, he she, bunch punch, fag hag, joy boy, peer queer, hoddy doddy, and lovey dovey) on page 10 of →ISBN. She also lists it (dating it to 1988) on page 250 of →ISBN. Uncle G 15:07, 14 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

So, care to cite it? :-) —Ruakh_TALK 15:05, 25 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

I’ll give it a go. † Raifʻhār Doremítzwr 15:18, 25 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

My computer crashed (losing a not insignificant amount of typing; grr), and when I returned, I found Visviva had already provided the three requisite citations, so I’ll not bother. RFVpassed? † Raifʻhār Doremítzwr 15:39, 25 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

This one doesn't seem to have people clamoring to imply that it's in clearly widespread use (?), so we should probably wait the week before marking it. —Ruakh_TALK 16:01, 25 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

I’d say it’s pretty common (though not as common as give stick). † Raifʻhār Doremítzwr 16:15, 25 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

I'd agree with Doremítzwr, it is used occasionally, mostly (in my experience) as an insult. CloudNine 15:58, 8 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

RFV passed. Thanks for the cites, Visviva. :-) —Ruakh_TALK 19:28, 8 September 2007 (UTC)Reply