Cherrybum

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Cherrybum

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cherry + bum, an allusion to the crimson trousers they wore, and perhaps a play on cherubim.

noun Cherrybums · Cherubim

historical, slang A member of the 11th Hussars, a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715.
Similar: Cherry Picker

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"Cherrybum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cherrybum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{cherrybum_2026,
  title = {Cherrybum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cherrybum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}