Definitions
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- noun Forcible ejection from a place.
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- noun slang, idiomatic Forcible
ejection from an establishment, as of abum (hobo ).
Etymologies
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The phrase dates back to 1910 (US).
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bilby commented on the word bum's rush
"Yet now he thought that Gunnarsson had not only been unfair but vindictive. Canned and out on his ear after five minutes' conversation - the bum's rush."
- 'Windfall', Desmond Bagley.
January 6, 2008
john commented on the word bum's rush
Also part of the title of Public Enemy's first album.
January 6, 2008