Meaning & use
beach bumming
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UK/ˈbiːtʃ ˌbʌmɪŋ/
US/ˈbiːtʃ ˌbʌmɪŋ/
Meaning
noununcountableinformal
the activity of spending a lot of time relaxing on a beach, often without working
Grammar: Uncountable; used like a gerund. You can say 'go beach bumming' but not 'a beach bumming'.
Patterns
- go beach bumming
- spend time beach bumming
They spent the whole summer beach bumming in Thailand.
After quitting his job, he went beach bumming for a few months.
Beach bumming sounds fun, but it can get boring after a while.
Common combinations
- go beach bumming
- Let's go beach bumming this weekend.
- spend the summer beach bumming
- She spent the summer beach bumming in Bali.
- a bit of beach bumming
- We did a bit of beach bumming before heading home.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sunbathing
- Means lying in the sun to get a tan; 'beach bumming' is broader and implies a relaxed, lazy lifestyle.
- lazing around
- General relaxing; 'beach bumming' specifically happens at the beach and often suggests not working.
Word family
- beach bum noun
- A person who spends a lot of time on the beach, often without a job.
Practice
They decided to ___ for a week after their exams.
Choose one answer.
'Beach bumming' is an uncountable activity, so it follows 'go' without an article or preposition. The other options are ungrammatical.
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