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bum of the month noun a person identified as a poor performer US A term coined in connection with heavyweight boxer Joe Louis, who fought against a series of unworthy contenders.- Production picks out the engineer who’ll be the “bum of the month.” — Gene W. Dalton et al., Organizational Structure and Design, p. 78, 1970
- One concern, according to some of those involved, is that an unfriendly prosecutor could make charges of political corruption a priority. “She might start a ‘bum of the month’ club–you can indict anybody,” said Mr. Diamond. — New York Times, p. 46, 6 September 1981
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