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bumsen.

to thud

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈbʊm.zən][ˈbʊm.sən][ˈbʊm.zn̩][ˈbʊm.sn̩]
  1. to thud

    colloquial · dated · intransitive · weak
  2. to have sex

    colloquial · dated · intransitive · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From the onomatopoeic interjection bums, bum + -sen (iterative suffix). The sexual sense rose to prominence in the mid of the twentieth century, when before rumsen was used the same way, now not known any more.

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