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bumf

/bʌmf/ UK

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noun bumph · bumpfh · bumpf

derogatory, uncountable Useless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc. And as for the limited warnings on documents and signs – we are so used to reading this bumf we fail to realise when they mean business.
Ireland, UK, obsolete, uncountable Toilet paper.

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noun useless documents

Français	paperasse
Deutsch	Papierkram

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@misc{bumf_2026,
  title = {bumf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bumf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}