Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
bumf
noun
/bʌmf/
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Definition
Informal term referring to useless, unnecessary paperwork or documents.
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Examples
- After sorting through all the bumf, she finally found the important contract.
- The office was cluttered with bumf that had accumulated over the years.
- The marketing department sent out heaps of bumf that no one ever read.
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Meaning
Bumf is often used to describe paper clutter, such as brochures, flyers, and other documents that are considered non-essential or overly verbose.
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Synonyms
- paperwork
- fluff
- garbage
- trivia
- extraneous material